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Yaqui sucker

Catostomus bernardini Girard, 1856

Status not recordedbony fish

The yaqui sucker (Catostomus bernardini) is a species in the family Catostomidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the yaqui 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 yaqui sucker live?

Not recorded

Is the yaqui 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 yaqui sucker classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCatostomidae
  6. genusCatostomus
  7. SpeciesCatostomus bernardini Girard, 1856

Synonyms Catostomus sonorensis

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • 伯氏亚口鱼Chinese
  • pakaprovec BernardinůvCzech
  • Yaqui-sugekarpeDanish
  • matalote yaquiSpanish
  • 伯氏亞口魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the yaqui sucker

Other species in the same genus Catostomus.

Red sucker

Catostomus catostomus

CatostomidaeNo free photo yet

Utah sucker

Catostomus ardens

CatostomidaeNo free photo yet

Bay fish

Catostomus commersonii

CatostomidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the yaqui sucker?

The yaqui sucker (Catostomus bernardini) belongs to the family Catostomidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Yaqui sucker (Catostomus bernardini). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/yaqui-sucker

MLA

“Yaqui sucker (Catostomus bernardini).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/yaqui-sucker.

BibTeX
@misc{yaqui_sucker_2026,
  title = {Yaqui sucker (Catostomus bernardini)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yaqui-sucker},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}