平滑裂鰭亞口魚(學名:)為輻鰭魚綱鯉形目亞口魚科的其中一種,為溫帶淡水魚,被IUCN列為極危保育類動物,分布於北美洲美國猶他湖和普羅沃河流域,本魚體呈圓柱形,口近下位呈吸盤狀,體色灰色或棕色,腹部顏色較淺,體長可達60公分,壽命可達40年,棲息在湖泊較深水域,以無脊椎動物為食,該物種曾經在其原生湖泊中大量存在,因外來物種引進,造成幼魚被捕食,水質污染和渾濁、乾旱、水流的改變以及一些本土植被的喪失等,導致族群數量減少。
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