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Catostomidae (Suckers) > Catostominae
Etymology: Moxostoma: Greek, myxo = to suckle + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335); macrolepidotum: macrolepidotum, meaning large scaled (Ref. 10294).
More on author: Lesueur.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
; zoet water; brak water demersaal. Temperate; 59°N - 33°N
North America: Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River, Hudson Bay and Mississippi River basins from Quebec to Alberta in Canada and south to northern Alabama and Oklahoma in the USA; Atlantic Slope drainages from Hudson River in New York to Santee River in South Carolina, USA.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 75.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 5723); common length : 40.8 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 12193); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 4.0 kg (Ref. 40637); max. gerapporteerde leeftijd: 9 Jaren (Ref. 12193)
Inhabit rocky pools, runs and riffles in small to large rivers. Also occur in lakes (Ref. 5723, 10294). Adults feed on benthic insect larvae; juveniles consume microcrustacea and midge larvae (Ref. 10294).
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 126983)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Sportvis: ja
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01072 (0.00518 - 0.02216), b=2.97 (2.79 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.41 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (tmax=9).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (56 of 100).