The Snake River sucker (Chasmistes muriei) is an extinct species of ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae.
Snake River sucker | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Catostomidae |
Genus: | Chasmistes |
Species: | †C. muriei |
Binomial name | |
†Chasmistes muriei R. R. Miller & G. R. Smith, 1981 | |
It was endemic to the Snake River below Jackson Lake Dam in Wyoming. It is now presumed to be an extinct species.
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