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Snake river sucker

Chasmistes muriei Miller & Smith, 1981

Status not recordedbony fish

The snake river sucker (Chasmistes muriei) is a species in the family Catostomidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the snake river 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 snake river sucker live?

Not recorded

Is the snake river 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 snake river sucker classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCatostomidae
  6. genusChasmistes
  7. SpeciesChasmistes muriei Miller & Smith, 1981
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • pakaprovec jacksonskýCzech

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the snake river sucker

Other species in the same genus Chasmistes.

Cui-ui

Chasmistes cujus

CatostomidaeNo free photo yet

June sucker

Chasmistes liorus

CatostomidaeNo free photo yet

Webug sucker

Chasmistes fecundus

CatostomidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the snake river sucker?

The snake river sucker (Chasmistes muriei) belongs to the family Catostomidae in the order Cypriniformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Snake river sucker (Chasmistes muriei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/snake-river-sucker

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“Snake river sucker (Chasmistes muriei).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/snake-river-sucker.

BibTeX
@misc{snake_river_sucker_2026,
  title = {Snake river sucker (Chasmistes muriei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/snake-river-sucker},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}