Southeastern blue sucker (Cycleptus meridionalis)

Scientific name: Cycleptus meridionalis Burr & Mayden, 1999

The Southeastern blue sucker (Cycleptus meridionalis) is a freshwater fish of the family Catostomidae. Native range: North America, Pearl, Pascagoula, and Alabama river systems.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cycleptus meridionalis
Family
Catostomidae (Suckers)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
59.3
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: Pearl, Pascagoula, and Alabama river systems.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.10-0.14; tmax=33)

Sources

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

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