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Carpiodes velifer (Rafinesque, 1820) Highfin carpsucker |
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photo by
The Native Fish Conservancy |
| Family: | Catostomidae (Suckers), subfamily: Ictiobinae | |||
| Max. size: | 51.4 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 2,072.0 g; max. reported age: 11 years | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | North America: Lake Michigan drainage and Mississippi River basin from Pennsylvania to Minnesota and South Dakota and south to Louisiana, USA; Atlantic Slope in Cape Fear and Santee River drainages in North Carolina, USA; Gulf Slope drainages from Choctawhatchee River to Pearl River in USA. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Occurs in pools and backwaters of creeks and small to large rivers (Ref. 3814, 10294). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 October 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||