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Roanoke hogsucker, the Glossary

Index Roanoke hogsucker

The Roanoke hogsucker (Hypentelium roanokense) is a freshwater ray-finned fish found in the upper and middle Roanoke River basin in North Carolina and Virginia.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 24 relations: Actinopterygii, Alabama hog sucker, Catostomidae, Charles Alexandre Lesueur, Crustacean, Dan River, David Starr Jordan, Dorsal fin, Fresh water, Game fish, Human, Insect, Larva, Lateral line, North Carolina, Northern hogsucker, Reproduction, Roanoke River, Spawn (biology), Stream, Tributary, Vegetation, Virginia, Yadkin–Pee Dee River Basin.

  2. Catostomidae
  3. Fish described in 1947

Actinopterygii

Actinopterygii, members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.

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Alabama hog sucker

The Alabama hog sucker (Hypentelium etowanum) is a species of fish in the family Catostomidae, the suckers. Roanoke hogsucker and Alabama hog sucker are Catostomidae and freshwater fish of the United States.

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Catostomidae

The Catostomidae are the suckers of the order Cypriniformes, with about 78 species in this family of freshwater fishes.

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Charles Alexandre Lesueur

Charles Alexandre Lesueur (1 January 1778 in Le Havre – 12 December 1846 in Le Havre) was a French naturalist, artist, and explorer.

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Crustacean

Crustaceans are a group of arthropods that are a part of the subphylum Crustacea, a large, diverse group of mainly aquatic arthropods including decapods (shrimps, prawns, crabs, lobsters and crayfish), seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, opossum shrimps, amphipods and mantis shrimp.

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Dan River

The Dan River flows in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia.

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David Starr Jordan

David Starr Jordan (January 19, 1851 – September 19, 1931) was the founding president of Stanford University, serving from 1891 to 1913.

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Dorsal fin

A dorsal fin is a fin located on the back of most marine and freshwater vertebrates within various taxa of the animal kingdom.

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Fresh water

Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids.

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Game fish

Game fish, sport fish or quarry refer to popular fish species pursued by recreational fishers (typically anglers), and can be freshwater or saltwater fish.

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Human

Humans (Homo sapiens, meaning "thinking man") or modern humans are the most common and widespread species of primate, and the last surviving species of the genus Homo.

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Insect

Insects (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta.

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Larva

A larva (larvae) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage.

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Lateral line

The lateral line, also called the lateral line organ (LLO), is a system of sensory organs found in fish, used to detect movement, vibration, and pressure gradients in the surrounding water.

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North Carolina

North Carolina is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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Northern hogsucker

The northern hogsucker (Hypentelium nigricans) is a freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Catostomidae, the suckers. Roanoke hogsucker and northern hogsucker are Catostomidae.

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Reproduction

Reproduction (or procreation or breeding) is the biological process by which new individual organisms – "offspring" – are produced from their "parent" or parents.

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Roanoke River

The Roanoke River runs long through southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina in the United States.

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Spawn (biology)

Spawn is the eggs and sperm released or deposited into water by aquatic animals.

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Stream

A stream is a continuous body of surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel.

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Tributary

A tributary, or an affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (main stem or "parent"), river, or a lake.

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Vegetation

Vegetation is an assemblage of plant species and the ground cover they provide.

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Virginia

Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

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Yadkin–Pee Dee River Basin

The Yadkin–Pee Dee River Basin (alternatively watershed or drainage basin) is a large river basin in the eastern United States, covering around 7,221 square miles, making it the second largest in the state of North Carolina.

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See also

Catostomidae

Fish described in 1947

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roanoke_hogsucker

Also known as Hypentelium roanokense.