Bavispe sucker explained

The Bavispe sucker, in Mexican matalote del Bavispe (Catostomus leopoldi), is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae.It is found only in Mexico.

The fish is named in honor of the ecologist, environmentalist and author Aldo Leopold (1887-1948).[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Order CYPRINIFORMES: Families GYRINOCHEILIDAE and CATOSTOMIDAE . 6 December 2021 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018 . 22 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211122000343/https://etyfish.org/cypriniformes1/ . dead .

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