Erimyzon claviformis, Western creek chubsucker

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Erimyzon claviformis (Girard, 1856)

Western creek chubsucker
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Catostomidae (Suckers) > Catostominae
Etymology: Erimyzon: Greek, eri = aumentative prefix, a lot + Greek, myzo = to suckle (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Girard.

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

Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical

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North America: USA: Lower Greak Lakes and Mississippi River basins from southern Michigan and southeastern Wisconsin (extirpated) south to Gulf; Gulf Slope drainages from Apalachicola River drainage in Georgia to San Jacinto River in Texas.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86798)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Very similar to eastern creek chubsucker Erimyzon oblongus, but has 9-11, usually 10 dorsal rays. Dorsal fin rounded. Presence of 5-8 dark blotches along side. Scales on lateral line 37-45 scales (Ref. 86798).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits silt-, sand- and gravel-bottomed pools of clear headwaters, creeks and small rivers, usually near submergent vegetation. Occasionally found in lakes (Ref. 86798).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 28 March 2012

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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