Wall canyon sucker
📖 Overview
Wall canyon sucker (Catostomus murivallis), first described by Harris, Markle & Campbell, 2025 is a medium-sized fish in the family Catostomidae (order Cypriniformes). Adults typically reach 21.40 cm in maximum length. It inhabits freshwater systems including rivers, streams, and lakes. It occurs in Temperate waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 39 - 41. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: moderately coarse scales, 67-92 usually in the lateral line, modally 85; scale rows between dorsal-fin origin and lateral line 12-17, modally 15; snout length 6.8-12.6% SL, mean 10.1%; body depth 16.7-24.1% SL, mean 20.9%; caudal-peduncle depth 8.0-12.1% SL, mean 9.5%; dorsal-fin base 11.2-16.7% SL, mean 14.0%; dorsal-fin origin to pelvic-fin origin 17.2-25.7% SL, mean 21.2%; dorsal-fin origin to anal-fin origin 28.6-39.1% SL, mean 33.2%; dorsal-fin insertion to anal-fin origin 17.5-25.4% SL, mean 21.7%; eye to nare 1.3-4.4% SL, mean 3.1%; and upper-lip 4.3-7.7% SL, mean 5.8% .: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Wall canyon sucker is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Temperate North America: USA.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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