TitleRedescription of the Tyee sucker, Catostomus tsiltcoosensis (Catostomidae)
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsKettratad, Jes, and Douglas F. Markle
Secondary TitleWestern North American Naturalist
Volume70
Number3
Paginationp.273-287
Date Published2010, Oct.
Call NumberOSU Libraries: Electronic Subscription
KeywordsCoos River, Coquille River, evolution, geographical distribution, geology, morphology, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, taxonomy, Tyee sucker = Catostomus tsiltcoosensis, Umpqua River
NotesThe Tyee sucker is a small bony fish native to coastal rivers underlain by the Tyee Formation – an area from the Siuslaw to the Sixes River. The authors examine its morphology and genetics and speculate about events in the geologic past that may have led to its present attributes and distribution.
DOI10.3398/064.070.0301