Thoburnia
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| Thoburnia | |
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| Torrent sucker Thoburnia rhothoeca | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Catostomidae |
| Subfamily: | Catostominae |
| Genus: | Thoburnia D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1917 |
| Type species | |
| Catostomus rhotothecus Thoburn, 1896 | |
Thoburnia is a genus of suckers found in the eastern United States. There are currently two recognized species in this genus. Formerly regarded as a subgenus of the genus Moxostoma before elevation to full genus.