Snake River sucker

Snake River sucker
Conservation status
	; Extinct (1928) (IUCN 3.1)
	; Presumed Extinct (1928) (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Catostomidae
Genus:	Chasmistes
Species:	†C. muriei
Binomial name
	†Chasmistes muriei; R. R. Miller & G. R. Smith, 1981

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. Described from a single specimen, it is now presumed to be an extinct species.^[5]

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Snake River sucker
Conservation status
Extinct (1928^[1]) (IUCN 3.1)^[2]
Presumed Extinct (1928^[3]) (NatureServe)^[4]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Catostomidae
Genus:	Chasmistes
Species:	†C. muriei
Binomial name
†Chasmistes muriei R. R. Miller & G. R. Smith, 1981