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Name: |
White Sucker |
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Other Common
Names: |
Common sucker, coarse-scaled sucker, fine-scaled sucker, black sucker, eastern sucker, brook sucker, gray sucker, mud sucker, sucker, mullet, black mullet, slender sucker, June sucker |
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Scientific Name: |
Catostomus commersoni |
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Diet: |
Feed on insects and small mollusks |
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Habitat: |
Prefers clear rivers and medium-sized streams with gravelly riffles and permanent pools |
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Length: |
Average length is 9.5 inches |
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Identification: |
Slender, fine-scaled sucker; tinted dark greenish along back; sides with brassy or silvery luster; white belly, lips with numerous wart-like projections |
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Photo & text
courtesy of: |
Iowa Department of Natural Resources Iowa Fish and Fishing by James R. Harlan and Everett B.
Speaker with James Mayhew; color illustrations by Maynard F. Reece Fishes of Wisconsin by George C. Becker Fishes of Indiana published by Indiana Department of Conservation, Division of Fish and Game (1964) |