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The white sucker is a long, round-bodied fish with a dark green, grey, copper, brown, or black back and sides and a light underbelly. The fish also has typical features of primitive Cypriniformes fishes, such as a homocercal tail, cycloid scales, and dorsal, pectoral, and pelvic fin rays. [5]
The mouths of these fish are most commonly located on the underside of their head (subterminal), with thick, fleshy lips.Most species are less than 60 cm (2.0 ft) in length, but the largest species (Ictiobus and Myxocyprinus) can surpass 100 cm (3.3 ft).
Catostomus insignis Baird & Girard, 1854 (Sonora sucker) Catostomus latipinnis Baird & Girard, 1853 (flannelmouth sucker) Catostomus leopoldi Siebert & W. L. Minckley, 1986 (Bavispe sucker) Catostomus macrocheilus Girard, 1856 (largescale sucker) Catostomus microps Rutter, 1908 (Modoc sucker) Catostomus nebuliferus Garman, 1881 (Nazas sucker)
The white suckerfish can reach 30 cm (12 in) in standard length. The adhesive disk is short and wide, the length 34-40% and the width 22-26% of the standard length, with 13-14 lamellae . The pelvic fins are placed far forward and narrowly attached to the abdomen; the dorsal , anal , and pectoral fins are short with reduced rays.
The white sucker can usually be found in cool clear rivers, streams, and lakes. white suckers will usually be feeding on aquatic plants, algae, and invertebrates. [9] The white sucker can be found reaching a length of 20 inches and about 2–3 pounds. The life expectancy of a white sucker will usually be around 15 years. [10] LC
The northern hogsucker (Hypentelium nigricans) is a freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Catostomidae, the suckers.It is native to the United States and Canada where it is found in streams and rivers.
The longnose sucker has a circular suction disc (large lips) on the ventral side, located near the mouth. These large lips are an adaptation that allows the longnose sucker to attach itself to rocks and other substrate types in a fast-moving environment. The longnose sucker also has large and prominent scales that cover the body.
The round whitefish (Prosopium cylindraceum) is a freshwater species of fish that is found in North American drainages from Alaska to New England, including the Great Lakes except for Lake Erie, [1] and in Arctic tributaries of northeast Asia, as well as northern Kamchatka Peninsula and the northern coasts of the Sea of Okhotsk. [2]