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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 ...
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.
The quillback is closely related to the highfin carpsucker and the river carpsucker. All three species are rarely caught by anglers due to their feeding habits, but they have been caught occasionally on worms, minnows, and artificial lures. [citation needed] Quillbacks usually feed in schools.
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Carpiodes carpio (Rafinesque, 1820) (River carpsucker) Carpiodes cyprinus ( Lesueur , 1817) (Quillback) Carpiodes velifer (Rafinesque, 1820) (Highfin carpsucker)
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Common name Scientific name Description Conservation status Geographic range Anguillidae; Catastomidae; River carpsucker: Carpiodes carpio: Native to eastern Colorado, river carpsuckers prefer to reside in large and deep rivers with sand or silt bottoms with slow moving but they can also be found in backwaters or smaller creeks.
This species primarily dwells in salt water reefs. The average adult weighs 2–7 pounds (0.9 – 3 kg) and may reach 1 m (3 feet) in length. Quillback rockfish are named for the sharp, venomous quills or spines on the dorsal fin. Their mottled orange-brown coloring allows them to blend in with rocky bottom reefs.