| Family: |
Catostomidae (Suckers), subfamily: Ictiobinae |
| Max. size: |
123 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 32 kg; max. reported age: 26 years |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range - 4 m, potamodromous |
| Distribution: |
North America: Hudson Bay (Nelson and Red river drainages), Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins from Ontario to Saskatchewan in Canada and Montana in the US, and south to Louisiana in the US. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Adults inhabit main channels, pools, backwaters of small to large rivers, lakes, and impoundments (Ref. 86798). They feed on cladocera and cyclopoid copepods supplemented with midge larvae (Ref. 10294). Oviparous (Ref. 205). They prefer water with depth of less than 5 m (Ref. 121623). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 February 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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