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Fish Species Description

Northern hog sucker

Hypentelium nigricans

(Lesueur, 1817)

Classification

Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Catostomidae
Alternate Names:

Status:

Freshwater

Notes:

Basin Distribution in Georgia:

In Georgia, occurs in the Tennessee, Oconee, and Savannah River basins.

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