| Catostomidae (Suckers), subfamily: Ictiobinae |
| 112 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 37 kg; max. reported age: 15 years |
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demersal; freshwater |
| North America: Lake Michigan drainage and Mississippi River basin from Pennsylvania and Michigan to Montana, USA and south to the Gulf of Mexico; Gulf Slope drainages from Mobile Bay in Alabama to Rio Grande in Texas and New Mexico, USA. Also in Mexico. |
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| Inhabits pools, backwaters and main channels of small to large rivers. Also occurs in lakes and impoundments. Feeds on shellfish and algae, by grinding with the bony plates in its throat (Ref. 9988). Appears to be a good candidate for aquaculture. Marketed fresh and eaten pan-fried, broiled and baked (Ref. 9988). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 08 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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This has been introduced to areas within the country for aquaculture and stocking in open waters. However, it failed to establish self-sustaining populations (Ref. 45022). Was transferred to the Soviet Union in 1971. Is stocked in a number of regions in Russia and is reported in the Volga basin (Ref. 26334). Grown in some fish farms and sometimes occur in natural waters, mainly in Krasnodarskoye Reservoir, but without natural reproduction (Ref. 75639). EurRus |
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