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Quillback
The quillback (''Carpiodes cyprinus''), also known as the quillback carpsucker, is a type of freshwater fish of the Catostomidae, sucker family widely distributed throughout North America. It is deeper-bodied than most suckers, leading to a carplike appearance. However, the quillback is not a carp. It can be distinguished from carp by the lack of barbel (anatomy), barbels around the mouth. The quillback is long-lived, with age up to 30 years, 44 years, and 52 years documented across different studies. Physical description The quillback is a medium-sized, deep-bodied fish found throughout North America. It has a small head, humped back and deeply forked caudal fin. The compressed body of the quillback makes it look flattened when viewed from the side. The quillback has a subterminal mouth with no barbels, and no nipple-like protrusions on the bottom lip. It has large, reflective, silver cycloid scales that are responsible for giving the quillback its characteristic silver color. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highfin Carpsucker
The highfin carpsucker (''Carpiodes velifer'') is a freshwater fish found in the southeastern and midwestern United States. Its usual habitat is medium to large-size rivers where it is mostly found beneath the surface. It is a silvery fish with a prominent dorsal fin, which grows to an average length of . It reaches sexual maturity at the age of three and females lay a clutch of about two dozen eggs once a year in the spring or early summer. This fish forages on sandy or gravelly bottoms for such small invertebrates as crustaceans, protozoa and mollusks as well as filamentous algae. Young fish are preyed on by northern pike, muskellunge, walleye and largemouth bass and larger fish are caught by recreational fishermen. The highfin carpsucker competes with catfish and does not thrive in rivers with high levels of siltation. Description The highfin carpsucker is generally around long, with a maximum recorded length of . A silvery fish, it receives its specific name "velifer" from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
