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Scientific Name
Pantosteus discobolus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Pantosteus discobolus (Cope, 1871)
Park
Dinosaur National Monument (DINO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Bluehead Sucker
Park Synonyms
Pantosteus delphinus, 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: Bestgen and Crist 2000, Bibkey #167591
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Bestgen and Crist 2000, Bibkey #167591
Abundance
Abundant
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Kevin Bestgen, LFL Director, review of Certified data, Feb 2006
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
UT: UDWR Wildlife Species of Concern
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Muth et al. 2000, Bibkey #168181
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
NJS of I&M
Created Date
6/20/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
jrbrehm@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
9/20/2025 11:23:26 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Dinofish.xls converted by I&M
