| Common name | Desert sucker |
| Language | English |
| Type | AFS |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 1 - (Legal common name (unique)) |
| Country | United States (contiguous states) |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Page, L.M., H. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C.R. Gilbert, R.N. Lea, N.E. Mandrak, R.L. Mayden and J.S. Nelson, 2013 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | morphology |
| 1st modifier | habitat/ecology |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'sucker', i.e., an organ in various animals for adhering or holding, a mouth adapted for sucking (Ref. 27888). Also Ref. 276, 96293. |