Fly anglers have been targeting Sonora sucker in recent years, they are pretty and can get fairly large for a desert fish!

Ghost shiners are part of the shiner, dace, and minnow family Leuciscidae, a group of 600+ species. While many - but not all! - of the species in this group are small, the ghost shiner is definitely one of the smaller ones found in North America, typically growing <2 in/4.5 cm long #25DaysofFishmas

Part of the Ichthyomyzon genus of North American lampreys, the Ohio lamprey’s scientific name comes from ichthys = “fish” + myzon = to suck, while bdella comes from the Greek for “leech” - very apt for a smallish (<15 in long), wriggly worm-looking fish #25DaysofFishmas

The Borax Lake chub is part of the Leuciscidae family (minnows, shiners + chubs). It’s one of only 2 living fish species endemic to the Alvord Basin, a desert valley in southeast Oregon/northeast Nevada - the other being its close relative the Alvord Chub (Siphateles alvordensis) #25DaysofFishmas

The largescale sucker is in the Catostomidae (sucker) family, a group whose name comes from the Greek kata = “down” + “stoma” = mouth in reference to their downward-facing mouths. There are about 80 sucker species, and all but 2 are found only in North America #25DaysofFishmas