Yaqui sucker (Catostomus bernardini)

Scientific name: Catostomus bernardini Girard, 1856

Yaqui sucker (Catostomus bernardini)

The Yaqui sucker (Catostomus bernardini) is a freshwater fish of the family Catostomidae. Native range: North America, Rio Yaqui basin in extreme southeast Arizona, USA and northwest Mexico.

Biology

Occurs in small mountain and desert creeks, and deep pools, runs and rapids of medium rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Catostomus bernardini
Family
Catostomidae (Suckers)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Rio Yaqui basin in extreme southeast Arizona, USA and northwest Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (A1ae+2e)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 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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