Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus)

Scientific name: Carpiodes cyprinus Lesueur, 1817

Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus)

The Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus) is a freshwater fish of the family Catostomidae.

Biology

Inhabits pools, backwaters and main channels of creeks and small to large rivers. Also occurs in lakes. Oviparous. Feeds on bottom ooze and benthic invertebrates.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Carpiodes cyprinus
Family
Catostomidae (Suckers)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
66.0
Common length
52.1
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River, Hudson Bay and Mississippi River basins from Quebec to Alberta in Canada and south to Louisiana, USA; Atlantic Slope drainages from Delaware River to Altamaha River in USA; Gulf Slope drainages from Apalachicola River to Pearl River in USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=11)

Sources

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

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