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Scientific Name
Pantosteus discobolus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Pantosteus discobolus (Cope, 1871)
Park
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (BLCA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Bluehead Sucker
Park Synonyms
Catostomus discobolus
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 | Pantosteus |
| Species | Pantosteus discobolus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Wiltzius 1976, Bibkey #115436
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Bezzerides and Bestgen 2002, Bibkey #596651
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Bezzerides and Bestgen 2002, Bibkey #596651
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Trammell 2005, Fish Certification
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
NJS of I & M
Created Date
7/3/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
jrbrehm@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
9/16/2025 6:54:08 PM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Blca Herfisbirds.xls converted by I & M
