Razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus)

Scientific name: Xyrauchen texanus Abbott, 1860

Razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus)

The Razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) is a freshwater fish of the family Catostomidae.

Biology

Occurs in silt-bottomed to rock-bottomed backwaters near strong current and deep pools in medium to large rivers, and impoundments.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Xyrauchen texanus
Family
Catostomidae (Suckers)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
91.0
Common length
50.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Formerly throughout medium to large rivers of Colorado River basin from Wyoming and Colorado in USA to Baja California in Mexico. Presently known only above Grand Canyon and in Lakes Mead, Mohave and Havasu on lower Colorado River in USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Critically Endangered (CR) (A2ae)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 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.

Last updated