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Pantosteus jordani

Evermann, 1893

Plains Sucker

GNRUnranked Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1167278

Element CodeAFCJC02320

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVertebrate Animal

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumCraniata

ClassActinopterygii

OrderCypriniformes

FamilyCatostomidae

GenusPantosteus

COSEWICSC,T

Synonyms

Catostomus jordani(Evermann, 1893)

Concept Reference

Unmack, P.J., T.E. Dowling, N.J. Laitinen, C.L. Secor, R.L. Mayden, D.K. Shiozawa, and G.R. Smith. 2014. Influence of introgression and geological processes on phylogenetic relationships of western North American mountain suckers (Pantosteus, Catostomidae). PLoS One 9(3), p.e90061.

Taxonomic Comments

The American Fisheries Society (Page et al. 2023) follows Unmack et al. (2014) in recognizing Pantosteus jordani as distinct from P. platyrhynchus based on molecular data and morphological phylogenies. As circumscribed here, Pantosteus jordani is restricted to the Missouri drainage (Unmack et al. 2014).

Unmack et al. (2014) also elevated the subgenus Pantosteus to generic status based on a comparison of molecular, morphological, and paleontological data. Page et al. (2023) accepted this elevation, but others (e.g., Bangs et al. 2018) retain as a subgenus pending additional morphological and molecular analyses.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
South Dakota	S3	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes
Nebraska	SX	Yes
Montana	S5	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Saskatchewan	S1	Yes
Alberta	SU	Yes

Roadless Areas (1)

Wyoming (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Franc's Peak	Shoshone National Forest	68,561

References (3)

Bangs, M.R., M.R. Douglas, S.M. Mussmann, and M.E. Douglas. 2018. Unraveling historical introgression and resolving phylogenetic discord within Catostomus (Osteichthys: Catostomidae). BMC Evolutionary Biology 18(1): 86.
Page, L. M., K. E. Bemis, T. E. Dowling, H.S. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, K. E. Hartel, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, M. A. Neigbors, J. J. Schmitter-Soto, and H. J. Walker, Jr. 2023. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Eighth edition. American Fisheries Society (AFS), Special Publication 37, Bethesda, Maryland, 439 pp.
Unmack, P.J., T.E. Dowling, N.J. Laitinen, C.L. Secor, R.L. Mayden, D.K. Shiozawa, and G.R. Smith. 2014. Influence of introgression and geological processes on phylogenetic relationships of western North American mountain suckers (<i>Pantosteus</i>, Catostomidae). PLoS One 9(3), p.e90061.