| Catostomidae (Suckers), subfamily: Ictiobinae |
| 66 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 2,940.0 g; max. reported age: 11 years |
|
demersal; freshwater |
| North America: Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River, Hudson Bay and Mississippi River basins from Quebec to Alberta in Canada and south to Louisiana, USA; Atlantic Slope drainages from Delaware River to Altamaha River in USA; Gulf Slope drainages from Apalachicola River to Pearl River in USA. |
|
|
| Inhabits pools, backwaters and main channels of creeks and small to large rivers (Ref. 10294). Also occurs in lakes. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Feeds on bottom ooze and benthic invertebrates (Ref. 10294), including insects, mollusks and crustaceans, along with plant detritus and sand (Ref. 93252). |
|
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 October 2011 Ref. (130435)
|
| harmless |
|
Atlantic Slope drainages from Delaware River in New York to Altamaha River in South Carolina; Gulf Slope drainages from Apalachicola River in Florida and Georgia to Pearl River in Louisiana (Ref. 5723). Also common in the Mississippi Basin and Great Lakes (except Lake Superior) (Ref. 10294).
Chesapeake Bay: residents in large tributaries except for the Rappahannock and York River drainages (Ref. 93252). |
Source and more info: www.fishbase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.
