Desert sucker (Catostomus clarkii)

Scientific name: Catostomus clarkii Baird & Girard, 1854

Desert sucker (Catostomus clarkii)

The Desert sucker (Catostomus clarkii) is a freshwater fish of the family Catostomidae.

Biology

Inhabits small to medium rivers. Small individuals are found in riffles while adults in pools during day and riffles at night.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Catostomus clarkii
Family
Catostomidae (Suckers)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
33.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: lower Colorado River drainage including Pluvial White River and Meadow Valley Wash in Nevada, USA; Virgin River in Utah, Arizona and Nevada, USA; Bill Williams River in Arizona, USA; and Gila River in New Mexico and Arizona, USA and in northern Sonora, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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