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Scientific Name
Catostomus occidentalis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Catostomus occidentalis Ayres, 1854
Park
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Actinopterygii |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Superorder | Ostariophysi |
| Order | Cypriniformes |
| Superfamily | Cobitoidea |
| Family | Catostomidae |
| Subfamily | Catostominae |
| Tribe | Catostomini |
| Genus | Catostomus |
| Species | Catostomus occidentalis |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Common on the Kern River and the lower reaches of the Kaweah River. Formerly reported in the South Fork of the Kings River. Status in Kings Canyon is questionable. The last record is 1975, and none were encountered during searches in the 1990s.; Data Source: SEKI Wildlife Observations Database (SEKIWildlifeObs.mdb)
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Moyle, P.B. 2002. Inland Fishes of California, 2nd Edition. University of California Press, Berkeley,California, 502 pp.
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Locally common to abundant; Data Source: Harold Werner, professional judgement
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Historic status on the Kings River needs to be explored.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Harold Werner, personal judgement
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
11
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Harold Werner
Created Date
5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Rose Cook
Last Modified Date
7/18/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: SEKIWildlifeObs.mdb
