| Catostomidae (Suckers), subfamily: Catostominae |
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37.6 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 6 years |
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demersal; freshwater, potamodromous |
| North America: Maine to Altamaha River in Georgia, USA; Lake Ontario drainage in New York, USA; from Chattahoochee River in Alabama and Escambia River in Florida to San Jacinto River in Texas, USA; lower Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins from Michigan and Wisconsin to Gulf of Mexico in USA. |
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| Adults inhabit sand and gravel-bottomed pools of clear headwaters, creeks and small rivers, often near vegetation. Occasionally found in lakes (Ref. 5723). They feed on microcrustacea, aquatic insects and some algae (Ref. 10294). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 December 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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