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Chasmistes Spatulifer
''Chasmistes'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae. They are native to freshwater habitats in the Western United States. Several species are seriously threatened, and one has become extinct in recent history (a second extinct species has only been known from fossils). Characteristics Members of this genus have a large and stout body, as well as a large head. They often have a hump on their snout. Their mouths are either terminal or subterminal. They have a complete lateral line and a two-chambered gas bladder. Species The genus ''Chasmistes'' contains these species: * '' Chasmistes brevirostris'' Cope, 1879 — shortnose sucker * ''Chasmistes cujus'' Cope, 1883 — cui-ui * '' Chasmistes fecundus'' (Cope & Yarrow, 1875) — Webug sucker * '' Chasmistes liorus'' D. S. Jordan, 1878 — June sucker The June sucker (''Chasmistes liorus'') is an endangered species of fish endemic to Utah Lake and the Provo River in the U.S. state of Utah. It is a gray or br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shortnose Sucker
The shortnose sucker (''Chasmistes brevirostris'') is a rare species of fish in the family Catostomidae, the suckers. This fish is native to southern Oregon and northern California in the United States. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. This fish can grow up to half a meter long. It has a large head and thin, fleshy lips, the lower of which is notched. It has been observed to reach 33 years of age. It becomes sexually mature between four and six years of age.USFWS''Chasmistes brevirostris'' Five-year Review.July 2007. The preferable habitat for the fish is a turbid, shallow, somewhat alkaline, well-oxygenated lake that is cool, but not cold, in the summer season. The fish usually spawns in flowing river habitat, such as riffles, with gravelly or rocky substrates. It was at one time observed to spawn at lakeshores, but it apparently does this rarely today. The eggs incubate for two weeks and the juveniles hatch between April and June. The juveniles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chasmistes Fecundus
''Chasmistes'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae. They are native to freshwater habitats in the Western United States. Several species are seriously threatened, and one has become extinct in recent history (a second extinct species has only been known from fossils). Characteristics Members of this genus have a large and stout body, as well as a large head. They often have a hump on their snout. Their mouths are either terminal or subterminal. They have a complete lateral line and a two-chambered gas bladder. Species The genus ''Chasmistes'' contains these species: * '' Chasmistes brevirostris'' Cope, 1879 — shortnose sucker * ''Chasmistes cujus'' Cope, 1883 — cui-ui * '' Chasmistes fecundus'' (Cope & Yarrow, 1875) — Webug sucker * '' Chasmistes liorus'' D. S. Jordan, 1878 — June sucker ** ''Chasmistes liorus liorus'' D. S. Jordan, 1878 ** ''Chasmistes liorus mictus'' R. R. Miller & G. R. Smith, 1981 * †'' Chasmistes muriei'' R. R. Miller & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freshwater Fish Of The United States
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does include non- salty mineral-rich waters such as chalybeate springs. Fresh water may encompass frozen and meltwater in ice sheets, ice caps, glaciers, snowfields and icebergs, natural precipitations such as rainfall, snowfall, hail/ sleet and graupel, and surface runoffs that form inland bodies of water such as wetlands, ponds, lakes, rivers, streams, as well as groundwater contained in aquifers, subterranean rivers and lakes. Fresh water is the water resource that is of the most and immediate use to humans. Water is critical to the survival of all living organisms. Many organisms can thrive on salt water, but the great majority of higher plants and most insects, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds need fresh water to survive. Fresh wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fish Of The Western United States
Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% of living fish species are ray-finned fish, belonging to the class Actinopterygii, with around 99% of those being teleosts. The earliest organisms that can be classified as fish were soft-bodied chordates that first appeared during the Cambrian period. Although they lacked a true spine, they possessed notochords which allowed them to be more agile than their invertebrate counterparts. Fish would continue to evolve through the Paleozoic era, diversifying into a wide variety of forms. Many fish of the Paleozoic developed external armor that protected them from predators. The first fish with jaws appeared in the Silurian period, after which many (such as sharks) became formidable marine predators rather than just the prey of arthropods. Most f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chasmistes Spatulifer
''Chasmistes'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae. They are native to freshwater habitats in the Western United States. Several species are seriously threatened, and one has become extinct in recent history (a second extinct species has only been known from fossils). Characteristics Members of this genus have a large and stout body, as well as a large head. They often have a hump on their snout. Their mouths are either terminal or subterminal. They have a complete lateral line and a two-chambered gas bladder. Species The genus ''Chasmistes'' contains these species: * '' Chasmistes brevirostris'' Cope, 1879 — shortnose sucker * ''Chasmistes cujus'' Cope, 1883 — cui-ui * '' Chasmistes fecundus'' (Cope & Yarrow, 1875) — Webug sucker * '' Chasmistes liorus'' D. S. Jordan, 1878 — June sucker The June sucker (''Chasmistes liorus'') is an endangered species of fish endemic to Utah Lake and the Provo River in the U.S. state of Utah. It is a gray or br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snake River Sucker
The Snake River sucker (''Chasmistes muriei') is an extinct species of ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae. It was endemic to the Snake River below Jackson Lake Dam in Wyoming. It is now presumed to be an extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ... species. See also * * * References External links Catostomidae Extinct animals of the United States Fish of the Western United States Endemic fish of the United States Freshwater fish of the United States Natural history of Wyoming Snake River Fish described in 1981 Fish of North America becoming extinct since 1500 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Catostomidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chasmistes Muriei
The Snake River sucker (''Chasmistes muriei') is an extinct species of ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae. It was endemic to the Snake River below Jackson Lake Dam in Wyoming. It is now presumed to be an extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ... species. See also * * * References External links Catostomidae Extinct animals of the United States Fish of the Western United States Endemic fish of the United States Freshwater fish of the United States Natural history of Wyoming Snake River Fish described in 1981 Fish of North America becoming extinct since 1500 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Catostomidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald R
Gerald is a male Germanic given name meaning "rule of the spear" from the prefix ''ger-'' ("spear") and suffix ''-wald'' ("rule"). Variants include the English given name Jerrold, the feminine nickname Jeri and the Welsh language Gerallt and Irish language Gearalt. Gerald is less common as a surname. The name is also found in French as Gérald. Geraldine is the feminine equivalent. Given name People with the name Gerald include: Politicians * Gerald Boland, Ireland's longest-serving Minister for Justice * Gerald Ford, 38th President of the United States * Gerald Gardiner, Baron Gardiner, Lord Chancellor from 1964 to 1970 * Gerald Häfner, German MEP * Gerald Klug, Austrian politician * Gerald Lascelles (other), several people * Gerald Nabarro, British Conservative politician * Gerald S. McGowan, US Ambassador to Portugal * Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington, British diplomat, soldier, and architect Sports * Gerald Asamoah, Ghanaian-born German football player * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Rush Miller
Robert Rush Miller (April 23, 1916 – February 10, 2003) "was an important figure in American ichthyology and conservation from 1940 to the 1990s." He was born in Colorado Springs, earned his bachelor's degree at University of California, Berkeley in 1938, a master's degree at the University of Michigan in 1943, and a Ph.D. at the University of Michigan in 1944. He received tenure at the University of Michigan in 1954. Together with W. L. Minckley, he discovered a new species of platyfish, '' Xiphophorus gordoni'', that they named in honor of Dr Myron Gordon. He served as the ichthyological editor of ''Copeia'' from 1950 to 1955. Fish described * '' Chortiheros wesseli'' R. R. Miller 1996 - Cichlid * ''Cualac tessellatus'' R. R. Miller 1956 - (Checkered Pupfish) * '' Cyprinodon albivelis'' W. L. Minckley & R. R. Miller, 2002 (Whitefin pupfish) * '' Cyprinodon alvarezi'' R. R. Miller, 1976 (Potosi pupfish) * '' †Cyprinodon arcuatus'' W. L. Minckley & R. R. Miller, 2002 (Santa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June Sucker
The June sucker (''Chasmistes liorus'') is an endangered species of fish endemic to Utah Lake and the Provo River in the U.S. state of Utah. It is a gray or brownish fish with a paler belly, growing up to about . It lives alongside the Utah sucker, which has a much wider range, and because the populations of both fish having been much reduced by fishing, other species such as the common carp have been introduced into the lake. As a result, the June sucker has become " critically endangered" as the pure species is lost as a result of hybridization with the Utah sucker, and predatory fish feed on its larvae. Conservation measures have been put in place and fish are being raised in a fish hatchery for reintroduction. Description It is a member of the sucker family Catostomidae, and occurs in sympatry with the benthic Utah sucker ''Catostomus ardens''. Unlike most other suckers, the June sucker is not a bottom-feeder. Its mouth is more rostrally oriented, allowing it to collect zoopla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chasmistes Liorus
The June sucker (''Chasmistes liorus'') is an endangered species of fish endemic to Utah Lake and the Provo River in the U.S. state of Utah. It is a gray or brownish fish with a paler belly, growing up to about . It lives alongside the Utah sucker, which has a much wider range, and because the populations of both fish having been much reduced by fishing, other species such as the common carp have been introduced into the lake. As a result, the June sucker has become " critically endangered" as the pure species is lost as a result of hybridization with the Utah sucker, and predatory fish feed on its larvae. Conservation measures have been put in place and fish are being raised in a fish hatchery for reintroduction. Description It is a member of the sucker family Catostomidae, and occurs in sympatry with the benthic Utah sucker ''Catostomus ardens''. Unlike most other suckers, the June sucker is not a bottom-feeder. Its mouth is more rostrally oriented, allowing it to collect zoopla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cui-ui
The cui-ui (''Chasmistes cujus'') is a large sucker fish endemic to Pyramid Lake and, prior to its desiccation in the 20th century, Winnemucca Lake in northwestern Nevada. It feeds primarily on zooplankton and possibly on nanoplankton (such as algae and diatoms). The maximum size of male cui-ui is approximately and , while females reach approximately and . The life span of cui-ui is typically about forty years, but the fish do not reach sexual maturity until at least age eight. The cui-ui is an endangered species, and one of the few surviving members of its genus. The cui-ui population is generally improving in numbers, having attained an estimated population exceeding one million in 1993, thanks to the efforts of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in analysis of the Truckee River spawning grounds and of the Nevada Department of Environmental Protection and EPA in following up on protection measures. The reason the cui-ui remains endangered (though upgraded from criticall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
