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Shenandoah River Species

Catostomidae

 

White sucker Catostomus commersoni

Catostomus = "under mouth", commersoni = after Phelebert Commerson, a french naturalist

North Fork & South Fork Shenandoah Rivers

 

Northern hog sucker Hypentelium nigricans

Hypentelium = "below, five lobes", nigricans = "blackish"

North Fork, South Fork & Mainstem Shenandoah Rivers

 

Shorthead redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum

Moxostoma = "mouth to suck", macrolepidotum = "large scaled"

North Fork, South Fork & Mainstem Shenandoah Rivers