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Thoburnia

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Thoburnia
Torrent sucker Thoburnia rhothoeca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Catostomidae
Tribe: Thoburniinae
Genus: Thoburnia
D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1917
Type species
Catostomus rhotothecus
Thoburn, 1896

Thoburnia is a genus of suckers found in the eastern United States. There are currently three recognized species in this genus. Formerly regarded as a subgenus of the genus Moxostoma before elevation to full genus.

Species

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References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Thoburnia". FishBase. August 2011 version.