Flannelmouth sucker
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit rocky pools, runs and riffles of medium to large rivers. Less often found in creeks and small rivers .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Flannelmouth sucker is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
This species is known to eat inorganic material, planktonic organisms such as copepods, filamentous algae and other macroinvertebrates; this was discovered by examining the stomach contents of flannelmouth sucker larvae.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Flannelmouth sucker is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous . Temperate; 38°N - 32°N North America: Colorado River drainage from southwestern Wyoming to southern Arizona in the USA.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Flannelmouth Sucker |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | matalote boca de franela |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catostomus latippinus | Baird & Girard | 1853 | Synonym |
| Xyrauchen uncompahgre | Jordan & Evermann | 1891 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 17 records indexed .
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