We found 2 definitions of catostomidae from 2 different sources.
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catostomidae - suckers; closely related to the family Cyprinidae | ||
family Catostomidae | ||
fish family any of various families of fish | ||
cypriniformes, order cypriniformes an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi | ||
catostomid a cypriniform fish of the family Catostomidae | ||
sucker mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps | ||
catostomus, genus catostomus type genus of the family Catostomidae | ||
genus ictiobus, ictiobus buffalo fishes | ||
genus hypentelium, hypentelium a genus of fish in the family Catostomidae |