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Hypentelium nigricans
northern hog sucker
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Hypentelium nigricans (Lesueur, 1817)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		northern hog sucker
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Cypriniformes, Family Catostomidae, Genus Hypentelium, Species Hypentelium nigricans


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:		50
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		OH: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Antietam National Battlefield
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Buffalo National River
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Eisenhower National Historic Site
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Hot Springs National Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Monocacy National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Prince William Forest Park
Rock Creek Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	7/6/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/4/2025 7:29:31 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

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