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Razorback sucker

Xyrauchen texanus (Abbott, 1860)

Status not recordedbony fish

The razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) is a species in the family Catostomidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the razorback sucker

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the razorback sucker live?

Not recorded

Is the razorback sucker endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the razorback sucker classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCatostomidae
  6. genusXyrauchen
  7. SpeciesXyrauchen texanus (Abbott, 1860)

Synonyms Catostomus texanus, Quassilabia cypho, Xyrauchen uncompahgre

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • pakaprovec ostrohřbetýCzech
  • PukkelsugekarpeDanish
  • matalote jorobadoSpanish
  • Kuprainais čukučānsLatvian
  • brzytwogrzbietPolish
  • Горбатый чукучанRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the razorback sucker

Other species in the same family Catostomidae.

Rouge sucker

Myxocyprinus asiaticus

CatostomidaeNo free photo yet

Red sucker

Catostomus catostomus

CatostomidaeNo free photo yet

Mongrel

Ictiobus cyprinellus

CatostomidaeNo free photo yet

Cui-ui

Chasmistes cujus

CatostomidaeNo free photo yet

Razorback

Ictiobus bubalus

CatostomidaeNo free photo yet

Buoy tender

Ictiobus niger

CatostomidaeNo free photo yet

CompareRazorback sucker vs Rouge suckerRazorback sucker vs Red suckerRazorback sucker vs MongrelRazorback sucker vs Cui-ui

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the razorback sucker?

The razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) belongs to the family Catostomidae in the order Cypriniformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/razorback-sucker

MLA

“Razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/razorback-sucker.

BibTeX
@misc{razorback_sucker_2026,
  title = {Razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/razorback-sucker},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}