| Catostomidae (Suckers), subfamily: Catostominae |
| 51 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; freshwater, potamodromous |
| North America: Mississippi River tributaries on Former Mississippi Embayment from southern Kentucky and southern Arkansas south to Louisiana in the USA; Gulf Slope drainages from Choctawhatchee River in Alabama and Florida to Galveston Bay in Texas in the USA. |
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| Adults inhabit sandy and rocky pools, runs and riffles of small to medium rivers. Also found in impoundments (Ref. 5723, 10294). They feed on detritus, diatoms, and a wide variety of small invertebrates such as microcrustacea, rotifers, caddisfly larvae, and phantom midge larvae (Ref. 10294). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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