Utah sucker (Catostomus ardens)

Scientific name: Catostomus ardens Jordan & Gilbert, 1881

The Utah sucker (Catostomus ardens) is a freshwater fish of the family Catostomidae.

Biology

Occurs in lakes, impoundments and streams over silt, sand, gravel or rocks. Often found near vegetation.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Catostomus ardens
Family
Catostomidae (Suckers)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
65.0
Common length
30.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Snake River system (in Columbia River drainage) above Shoshone Falls and adjacent endorheic drainages in Wyoming, Idaho and Utah in the USA, and south through Lake Bonneville basin in Idaho and Utah.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
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.

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