Catostomus fumeiventris Miller, 1973
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Owens sucker is a fish in the family Catostomidae that is endemic to eastern California. The species name fumeiventris comes from the Latin fumeus meaning "smoky" and ventris meaning "belly." Originally described as a population of sandbar suckers (Catostomus arenarius), it became recognized as its own species in 1938. Owens suckers are closely related to Tahoe suckers and possess the ability to hybridize with Santa Ana suckers.
Wikipedia contributors, Owens sucker; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:15:32.953288+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Catostomus fumeiventris Miller, 1973
- Name authority
- Miller, 1973
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Catostomidae
- Genus
- Catostomus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCatostomidae Agassiz, 1850
- subfamilyCatostominae Agassiz, 1850
- tribeCatostomini Agassiz, 1850
- genusCatostomus Lesueur, 1817
- speciesCatostomus fumeiventris Miller, 1973
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Catostomus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| bridgelip suckerCatostomus columbianus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1893) | CatostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| white suckerCatostomus commersonii (Lacepède, 1803) | CatostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Fleshylip SuckerCatostomus leopoldi Siebert & Minckley, 1986 | CatostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Catostomus microps Rutter, 1908 | CatostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Catostomus rimiculus Gilbert & Snyder, 1898 | CatostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Catostomus snyderi Gilbert, 1898 | CatostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Catostomus tahoensis Gill & Jordan, 1878 | CatostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Catostomus utawana Mather, 1886 | CatostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Miller, R. R. (1973). Two new fishes, Gila bicolor snyderi and Catostomus fumeiventris, from the Owens River Basin, California. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan, No. 667: 1–19. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:RW4H. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.