| Common name | Goose Lake sucker |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | United States (contiguous states) |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | IUCN, 1990 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | morphology |
| 1st modifier | locality/area |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'sucker', i.e., an organ in various animals for adhering or holding, a mouth adapted for sucking (Ref. 27888); 'Goose Lake', i.e., dry lake on Oregon-California boundary, once about 30 m long by 10 m wide. Applies to Catostomus occidentalis lacusanserinus. |