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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Utah sucker

Catostomus ardens Jordan & Gilbert, 1881
Max Length
65 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
2.8
Depth
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
56.00/100
Typical Length
30 cm
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Adults occur in lakes, impoundments and streams over silt, sand, gravel or rocks. Often found near vegetation.

Scientific Name
Catostomus ardens
Authority
Jordan & Gilbert, 1881
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
65 cm
Trophic Level
2.8
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
56.00/100
Migration
Potamodromous
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Utah sucker is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Utah sucker is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Utah sucker is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Utah sucker is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous . Temperate; 44°N - 42°N North America: Snake River system (in Columbia River drainage) above Shoshone Falls and adjacent endorheic drainages in Wyoming, Idaho and Utah in the USA, and south through Lake Bonneville basin in Idaho and Utah.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater ⬇️ Benthic
Migration
Potamodromous
Trophic Level
2.8±0.2

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00537 × L3.05 (TL)
Max TL
65cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2011

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
56.00/100
High vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.8
Omnivore / Planktivore
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Jordan & Gilbert, 1881

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 2 records indexed .

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