Catostomus leopoldi Siebert & Minckley, 1986
Bavispe sucker
Fleshylip sucker,  Matalote del Bavispe,  Matalote del Bavispe
Catostomus leopoldi
photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

Family:  Catostomidae (Suckers), subfamily: Catostominae
Max. size: 
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: Rio de Bavispe system in northwestern Mexico.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 09 November 2018 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from the Rio de Bavispe system in northwestern Mexico (Ref. 4537). Status of threat: threatened; status declined since 1989. Criteria: 1,4,5 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).


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