Tyee sucker
📖 Overview
Found in coastal streams and lakes as well as in brackish water. Observed in large schools, following the tide and venturing some distance into brackish water . Spawns over gravel and cobble .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 12. Distinguished from all other species of Catostomus by having the following combination of characters: 65-80 scales on lateral line; 9-12 dorsal fin with rays; 14-38 infraorbital pores; gill 24-31 gill rakers in specimens >20 cm SL; gill rakers with spines in clusters; caudal peduncle depth 6.4-9.3% SL; lateral fields of scales with either no radii or extensions of anterior radii; and foramen for the ninth cranial nerve between the exoccipital and prootic .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Tyee sucker is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Tyee sucker is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Tyee sucker is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic. Temperate North America: coastal streams and lakes from the Siuslaw River south to the Sixes rivers in Oregon, USA.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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