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Catostomus
''Catostomus'' is a genus of fish belonging to the family Catostomidae, commonly known as suckers. Most members of the genus are native to North America, but '' C. catostomus'' is also found in Russia. Fish from different species of the genus are known to readily hybridize with each other. Characteristics The members of this genus have nearly cylindrical bodies. They have large, horizontal mouths, and their lips are very much papillose. They have complete lateral lines. They have from 54 to 124 scales, seven to 17 dorsal rays, usually seven anal rays, and 20 to 44 thin, unbranched rakers on their first gill arches. Their gas bladders have two chambers. The young of many of the species in the genus have three dark grey blotches along their sides. Species Currently, 28 recognized species are in this genus: * ''Catostomus ardens'' D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1881 (Utah sucker) * ''Catostomus bernardini'' Girard, 1856 (Yaqui sucker) * ''Catostomus bondi'' G. R. Smith, J. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catostomus Bondi
''Catostomus'' is a genus of fish belonging to the family Catostomidae, commonly known as suckers. Most members of the genus are native to North America, but '' C. catostomus'' is also found in Russia. Fish from different species of the genus are known to readily hybridize with each other. Characteristics The members of this genus have nearly cylindrical bodies. They have large, horizontal mouths, and their lips are very much papillose. They have complete lateral lines. They have from 54 to 124 scales, seven to 17 dorsal rays, usually seven anal rays, and 20 to 44 thin, unbranched rakers on their first gill arches. Their gas bladders have two chambers. The young of many of the species in the genus have three dark grey blotches along their sides. Species Currently, 28 recognized species are in this genus: * ''Catostomus ardens'' D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1881 (Utah sucker) * ''Catostomus bernardini'' Girard, 1856 (Yaqui sucker) * '' Catostomus bondi'' G. R. Smith, J. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catostomus Commersonii
The white sucker (''Catostomus commersonii)'' is a species of freshwater cypriniform fish inhabiting the upper Midwest and Northeast in North America, but it is also found as far south as Georgia and as far west as New Mexico. The fish is commonly known as a "sucker" due to its fleshy, papillose lips that suck up organic matter and '' aufwuchs'' from the bottom of rivers and streams. Other common names for the white sucker include bay fish, brook sucker, common sucker, and mullet. The white sucker is often confused with the longnose sucker (''C. catostomus''), because they look very similar. Etymology The specific name, ''commersonii'', is in honor of French naturalist Philibert Commerson. Description The white sucker is a long, round-bodied fish with a dark green, grey, copper, brown, or black back and sides and a light underbelly. The fish also has typical features of primitive Cypriniformes fishes, such as a homocercal tail, cycloid scales, and dorsal, pectoral, and pelvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catostomus Catostomus Catostomus
The longnose sucker (''Catostomus catostomus'') is a species of cypriniform freshwater fish in the family Catostomidae. It is native to North America from the northern United States to the top of the continent. It is also found in Russia in rivers of eastern Siberia, and thus one of only two species of sucker native to Asia (the other is the Chinese '' Myxocyprinus asiaticus''). Description The body of the longnose sucker is long and round with dark olive or grey sides and top and a light underside. They are up to in total length and weigh up to . Longnose suckers are easily confused with white suckers (''Catostomus commersoni''), which appear very similar. However, longnose suckers can be distinguished by their comparatively finer scales. Distribution and ecology The longnose sucker inhabits cold, clear waters, including lakes, pools, rivers and streams, and occasionally also brackish waters. In North America, it ranges north from the Columbia, Delaware, Missouri and M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catostomus Catostomus
The longnose sucker (''Catostomus catostomus'') is a species of cypriniform freshwater fish in the family Catostomidae. It is native to North America from the northern United States to the top of the continent. It is also found in Russia in rivers of eastern Siberia, and thus one of only two species of sucker native to Asia (the other is the Chinese '' Myxocyprinus asiaticus''). Description The body of the longnose sucker is long and round with dark olive or grey sides and top and a light underside. They are up to in total length and weigh up to . Longnose suckers are easily confused with white suckers (''Catostomus commersoni''), which appear very similar. However, longnose suckers can be distinguished by their comparatively finer scales. Distribution and ecology The longnose sucker inhabits cold, clear waters, including lakes, pools, rivers and streams, and occasionally also brackish waters. In North America, it ranges north from the Columbia, Delaware, Missouri and Mono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catostomus Clarkii
The desert sucker or Gila Mountain sucker (''Catostomus clarkii''), is a freshwater species of ray-finned fish in the sucker family, endemic to the Great Basin and the Colorado River Basin in the United States. It inhabits rapids and fast-flowing streams with gravelly bottoms. It is a bi-colored fish with the upper parts olive brown to dark green, and the underparts silvery-tan or yellowish. The head is cylindrical, tapering to a thick-lipped mouth on the underside. This fish can grow to in Arizona but is generally only about half this size elsewhere. There are three subspecies, found in different river basins, and some authorities allot this species its own genus ''Pantosteus''. Description Desert suckers are bicolored; the back and upper sides are darker, olive-brown to dark green, and the belly and lower sides are deep-yellow to silvery tan. The scales on the upper half of the body have dark spots which form faint dashed lines. Their head is cylindrical, tapering to a blu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catostomus Fumeiventris
The Owens sucker (''Catostomus fumeiventris'') is a fish in the family Catostomidae which is endemic to California. Description The Owens sucker is similar to the Tahoe sucker (''Catostomus tahoensis'') but it has coarser scales and is duller in colour. The adults are slaty coloured, although some individuals can be very dark, with dusky bellies which are especially noticeable in spawning males. It grows to a maximum size of 50 cm but is more usually around 30 cm in total length. Distribution It is endemic to the Owens River in the Owens Valley of eastern California and has been introduced into June Lake in the Mono Lake basin and to the Santa Clara River system as a result of a release of water from the Owens River through the Los Angeles Aqueduct. Although the status of the population in the Santa Clara system is uncertain and any introduced fish may hybridise with the Santa Ana sucker (''Catostomus santaanae''). It is abundant in the Crowley Lake with population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catostomus Ardens
The Utah sucker (''Catostomus ardens'') is a species of freshwater fish in the family Catostomidae found in the upper Snake River and the Lake Bonneville areas of western North America where it lives in a wide range of habitats. It is a large sucker growing up to long. It is generally blackish above, vaguely streaked and blotched, with a white belly. A narrow rosy lateral band extends backwards from the head. The mouth has thick lips and is on the underside of the head. Some populations are in decline because of anthropogenic factors but overall this fish is not threatened. Description This is a large fish that can grow up to 25.5" (65 cm) in length. Relatively elongate for a sucker, the back area between the head and dorsal fin is somewhat elevated. The mouth is entirely under the snout, with thick lips, of which the upper lip has eight rows of coarse papillae, the second and third rows from the inside being significantly larger. Color is generally blackish above, with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catostomus Discobolus Jarrovii
''Catostomus discobolus jarrovii'' (Zuni bluehead sucker) is a species of fish only found in North America. Description The Zuni bluehead sucker has a slender fusiform body with a subterminal mouth. The fish's mouth contains fleshy lips and protuberances, mainly on the lower lips. Both lips are notched laterally, and the middle separation of the lips extends all the way to the fish's anterior margin. The position of the lips is unique to this species. A Zuni bluehead sucker has a generally thick caudal penduncle. For coloration, young Zuni bluehead suckers are dark gray-green dorsally and cream-white ventrally; while adults are slate-gray, being almost black dorsally and cream-white ventrally. Males develop a distinct coloration during spawning season; instead of being slate-gray, they become intense black with a bright red lateral band. Most individuals are 200 mm (7.87 in) at most, although few were found at 250 mm. Range The Zuni bluehead sucker can be found i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catostomus Bernardini
The Yaqui sucker (''Catostomus bernardini'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae. It is found the Aridoamerica region of northern Mexico and south-western United States. ''Catostomus bernardini'' or Yaqui sucker belongs to the family ''Catostomidae''. The Yaqui sucker is related to the Sonora sucker and could possibly be a subspecies of the Gila sucker.Arizona Game and Fish Department. In prep. Wildlife of special concern in Arizona. Arizona Game and Fish Department Publication. Phoenix, Arizona. 32 pp. Description The Yaqui sucker's body is fusiform and somewhat elongated, with relatively large head and eyes. The lips can be distinguished in that they are less fleshy than other Arizona suckers. The high dorsal fin has twelve fin rays. Anal, pelvic, and dorsal fins are all particularly larger in males than females. Laterally lined scales usually numbering between 62 and 73 mark the body of this sucker, and its head is counter shaded light below and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catostomus Discobolus
The bluehead sucker (''Catostomus discobolus'') is endemic to the intermountain Western US. A total of 23 members of the genus ''Catostomus'' has been found in North America. ''C. discobolus'' and ''C. yarrowi'' are two sister species that have very similar Arizona habitats. Description The bluehead sucker is the largest of all Arizona endemic suckers, reaching lengths over 11.8 in. Their colors are very similar to the desert sucker, with dark green or dark silvery top portions and light yellow bottoms. The bluehead has the largest lips of any sucker and has tiny papillae on the lower lip. This is also the only species with the absence of an inguinal process, just behind the pectoral fins, distinguishing it from the other eight suckers. The lower lip is slightly notched at the midline, with lateral line scales in large numbers that range from 70 to 100. They have 7 to 9 dorsal fin rays and a smaller number of caudal fin rays. During breeding, the males obtain a blu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catostomus Columbianus
The bridgelip sucker (''Catostomus columbianus'') is a fish in the family Catostomidae that occupies the Columbia River system. Like all sucker fish, they live only in fresh water. Bridgelip suckers have a tendency to live in deeper waters during the day and move into shallower water around evening time. As adults they eat periphyton (green growth and microorganisms found on submerged substrata). Adolescents, however, eat aquatic hatchlings and zooplankton. Adult bridgelip sucker range in size from 5 inches to 17 inches. They spawn around May, when the water temperature is between 8-13 C, and lay somewhere around 9,955 and 21,040 eggs. Inside of the Columbia River system, the bridgelip sucker shares much of its territory another similar looking sucker, the largescale sucker The largescale sucker (''Catostomus macrocheilus'') is a species of sucker, a type of freshwater fish, found in western North America. Description It has a rounded snout with a downturned mouth on its und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catostomus Conchos
''Catostomus conchos'', the Matalote conchos, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae. It is found only in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... References conchos Freshwater fish of Mexico Fish described in 1902 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Catostomidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |