Northern hog sucker (Hypentelium nigricans)

Scientific name: Hypentelium nigricans Lesueur, 1817

Northern hog sucker (Hypentelium nigricans)

The Northern hog sucker (Hypentelium nigricans) is a freshwater fish of the family Catostomidae.

Biology

Inhabits rocky riffles, runs and pools of clear creeks and small rivers. Occasionally found in large rivers and impoundments. Feeds on immature stages of benthic insects and snails. It feeds by disturbing the stream bottom with its large snout and sucking up organisms that it dislodges.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hypentelium nigricans
Family
Catostomidae (Suckers)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
61.0
Common length
29.8
Environment
Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Great Lakes, Hudson Bay and Mississippi River basins from New York in USA and Ontario in Canada to Minnesota and south to Alabama, Arkansas and Louisiana in USA; from Mohawk-Hudson River to Altamaha River in USA; from Pascagoula River to Comite River in USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 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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