Highfin carpsucker (Carpiodes velifer)

Scientific name: Carpiodes velifer Rafinesque, 1820

Highfin carpsucker (Carpiodes velifer)

The Highfin carpsucker (Carpiodes velifer) is a freshwater fish of the family Catostomidae.

Biology

Occurs in pools and backwaters of creeks and small to large rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Carpiodes velifer
Family
Catostomidae (Suckers)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Common length
26.6
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
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.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=11)

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Sources

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

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