Hypentelium

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Hypentelium is a genus of freshwater suckers, including species like the northern hogsucker, found in rivers and streams of North America.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Hypentelium canonical 4

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish species
genus
taxon
belongsToGroup suckers
characteristicMorphology elongated body
subterminal mouth with fleshy lips
sucker-like mouth
class Actinopterygii
commonName Alabama hogsucker
Roanoke hogsucker
hogsuckers
northern hogsucker
describedBy David Starr Jordan
distribution eastern North America
domain Eukaryota
linked to: Eukarya
ecologicalNiche benthic feeder
family Catostomidae
Catostomidae
genus Hypentelium
Hypentelium
Hypentelium
habitat clear streams
freshwater
rivers
rivers
streams
hasFeedingMode bottom-feeding
hasVertebralColumn true
includesTaxon Hypentelium etowanum
Hypentelium nigricans
Hypentelium roanokense
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle demersal
nativeTo North America
eastern North America
order Cypriniformes
parentTaxon Catostomidae
phylum Chordata
reproduction egg-laying
respiration gills
skeletonType bony fish
taxonRank genus
trophicLevel invertivore
typeSpecies Hypentelium nigricans

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Catostomidae notableGenus Hypentelium
Hypentelium nigricans genus Hypentelium
subject linked to: Hypentelium
Hypentelium roanokense genus Hypentelium
subject linked to: Hypentelium
Hypentelium etowanum genus Hypentelium
subject linked to: Hypentelium