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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Desert sucker

Pantosteus clarkii Baird & Girard, 1854
Max Length
33 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.1
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
35.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Adults inhabit small to medium rivers. Small individuals are found in riffles while adults in pools during day and riffles at night.

Scientific Name
Pantosteus clarkii
Authority
Baird & Girard, 1854
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
33 cm
Trophic Level
3.1
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
35.00/100
Migration
Potamodromous
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Pantosteus
Pantosteus
Species
Desert sucker
Pantosteus clarkii

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Desert sucker is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Desert sucker is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous . Temperate; 43°N - 31°N North America: lower Colorado River drainage including Pluvial White River and Meadow Valley Wash in Nevada, USA; Virgin River in Utah, Arizona and Nevada, USA; Bill Williams River in Arizona, USA; and Gila River in New Mexico and Arizona, USA and in northern Sonora, Mexico.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater ⬇️ Benthic
Migration
Potamodromous
Trophic Level
3.1±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00537 × L3.05 (TL)
Max TL
33cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2018

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
35.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.1
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Baird & Girard, 1854

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