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Minytrema melanops (Rafinesque, 1820)

Spotted sucker
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Common names: Spotted sucker
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Type locality: Ohio River, Louisville, Kentucky (Ref. 79012). Recorded from the Coastal Plain (Ref. 10294). Frequently found but rarely in large numbers (Ref. 5723).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Catostomidae (Suckers) > Catostominae
Etymology: Minytrema: Latin, minimus = reduced + Greek, trema = aperture; refered to its reduced lateral line (Ref. 45335);  melanops: melanops, meaning black appearance (Ref. 10294).
  More on author: Rafinesque.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; sötvatten bottenlevande.   Subtropical; 46°N - 29°N

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North America: lower Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins from Pennsylvania to Minnesota in the USA and south to Gulf; Atlantic and Gulf Slope drainages from Cape Fear River in North Carolina to Colorado River in Texas, USA (absent from most of peninsular Florida).

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5723); common length : 32.3 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 12193); publicerad maxvikt: 1.2 kg (Ref. 4699); rapporterad maxålder: 6 år (Ref. 12193)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits long deep pools of small to medium rivers over clay, sand or gravel. Occasionally found in creeks, large rivers and impoundments (Ref. 5723). Feeds on organic detritus, copepods, cladocerans, midge larvae and diatoms (Ref. 10294).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 March 2012

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Sportfisk: ja
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01047 (0.00626 - 0.01752), b=3.00 (2.85 - 3.15), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.47 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (tmax=6).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).