#sucker mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps
supertype: catostomid a cypriniform fish of the family Catostomidae
subtype: buffalo_fish hog_sucker redhorse_sucker
part: sucker.freshwater_fish
member of: family_Catostomidae__Catostomidae suckers; closely related to the family Cyprinidae
member of: order_Cypriniformes__Cypriniformes an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi
member of: superorder_Malacopterygii__Malacopterygii an extensive group of teleost fishes having fins supported by flexible cartilaginous rays
member of: subclass_Teleostei__Teleostei large diverse group of bony fishes; includes most living species
member of: class_Osteichthyes__Osteichthyes a class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage
member of: subphylum_Vertebrata__Vertebrata__Craniata__subphylum_Craniata fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals
member of: phylum_Chordata__Chordata comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord
member of: kingdom_Animalia__Animalia__animal_kingdom taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals
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