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The river carpsucker, like most suckers, is a bottom feeder and obtains its nutrients from algae, microcrustaceans, and other various tiny planktonic plants and animals found in silty substrates. Like its congener, the quillback, the river carpsucker is long-lived, with a known maximum lifespan of 40 years in Colorado, [2] and 47 years in ...
River carpsucker (Carpiodes carpio) Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus) Highfin carpsucker (Carpiodes velifer) White sucker (Catostomus commersonii) Blue sucker (Cycleptus elongatus) Northern hogsucker (Hypentelium nigricans) Smallmouth buffalo (Ictiobus bubalus) Bigmouth buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus) Black buffalo (Ictiobus niger) Spotted sucker ...
The highfin carpsucker (Carpiodes velifer) is a freshwater fish found in the southeastern and midwestern United States. Its usual habitat is medium to large-size rivers where it is mostly found 1 to 3 metres (3 to 10 ft) beneath the surface.
River carpsucker: Carpiodes carpio: Lakes, reservoirs, large sluggish rivers Quillback: Carpiodes cyprinus: Large to medium sized rivers with swift flow, lakes Highfin carpsucker: Carpiodes velifer: Lakes, reservoirs, large sluggish rivers White sucker: Catostomus commersonii: Rocky pools of small cool streams or big rivers, lakes Blue sucker ...
River carpsucker; V. Carpiodes velifer This page was last edited on 6 February 2020, at 19:53 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
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Carpiodes carpio (Rafinesque, 1820) (River carpsucker) Carpiodes cyprinus (Lesueur, 1817) (Quillback) Carpiodes velifer (Rafinesque, 1820) (Highfin carpsucker) References
Ohio River Basin: Includes the Ohio, Monongahela, Little Kanawha, Kanawha, Guyandotte, and Big Sandy Rivers. N: New River Basin: Includes the New and Gauley Rivers. P: Potomac River Basin: Includes the Potomac River. J: James River Basin: Includes the James