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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Catostomidae Suckers
Subfamily: Cycleptinae
Genus: Cycleptus

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North America
Max. Length 93 cm TL
Cycleptus elongatus (Lesueur, 1817)

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Cycleptus elongatus
[Blue sucker]
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Max. Length 70.2 cm TL
 
Cycleptus meridionalis
[southeastern blue sucker]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cycleptus elongatus Blue sucker North America 93 TL 1817
Cycleptus meridionalis southeastern blue sucker North America 70.2 TL 1999



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