Family

Catostomidae

20 species in 11 genera. Maximum lifespan ranges from 6 years (Spotted sucker) to 112 years (Bigmouth buffalo).

Species

20

with a complete mtDNA

Lifespan range

6–112 yr

Longest: Bigmouth buffalo

Median GC

43.9%

Range 42.7–45.8%

Genera

11

Largest: Catostomus (7)

The Catostomidae tree

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Outer ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale

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Genera of Catostomidae

11 genera, by species count

Where Catostomidae sit among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Hover or tap a point; select it again to open the species.

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Catostomidae (20)
Other species

Longest-lived

Top 5 and the shortest-lived

Species in Catostomidae

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Species in Catostomidae

Ictiobus cyprinellus	Bigmouth buffalo	112 yr	16,611 bp	45.74%
Ictiobus bubalus	Smallmouth buffalo	39 yr	16,612 bp	45.75%
Chasmistes brevirostris	Shortnose sucker	33 yr	16,623 bp	44.06%
Catostomus catostomus	Longnose sucker	20 yr	16,622 bp	44.32%
Catostomus microps	Modoc sucker	18 yr	16,622 bp	43.88%
Deltistes luxatus	Lost river sucker	18 yr	16,623 bp	44.08%
Catostomus macrocheilus	Largescale sucker	15 yr	16,623 bp	43.15%
Catostomus tahoensis	Tahoe sucker	15 yr	16,623 bp	43.79%
Cycleptus elongatus	Blue sucker	13 yr	16,626 bp	44.14%
Catostomus commersonii	White sucker	12 yr	16,625 bp	42.93%
Carpiodes cyprinus	Quillback	11 yr	16,610 bp	45.77%
Hypentelium nigricans	Northern hog sucker	11 yr	16,625 bp	42.94%
Moxostoma erythrurum	Golden redhorse	11 yr	16,602 bp	42.83%
Carpiodes carpio	River carpsucker	10 yr	16,611 bp	45.85%
Catostomus occidentalis	Sacramento sucker	10 yr	16,622 bp	43.93%
Moxostoma duquesnii	Black redhorse	10 yr	16,605 bp	42.69%
Catostomus rimiculus	Klamath smallscale sucker	9 yr	16,627 bp	44.03%
Thoburnia rhothoeca	Torrent sucker	7 yr	16,626 bp	43.54%
Erimyzon oblongus	Creek chubsucker	6 yr	16,627 bp	43.06%
Minytrema melanops	Spotted sucker	6 yr	16,627 bp	42.67%