Bavispe sucker
Species of fish
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The Bavispe sucker, in Mexican matalote del Bavispe (Catostomus leopoldi), is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae. It is found only in Mexico.
| Bavispe sucker | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Catostomidae |
| Genus: | Catostomus |
| Species: | C. leopoldi |
| Binomial name | |
| Catostomus leopoldi (Siebert & W. L. Minckley, 1986) | |
The fish is named in honor of the ecologist, environmentalist and author Aldo Leopold (1887-1948).[2]