| Family: |
Catostomidae (Suckers), subfamily: Ictiobinae |
| Max. size: |
51.4 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 2,072.0 g; max. reported age: 11 years |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater, potamodromous |
| Distribution: |
North America: Lake Michigan drainage and Mississippi River basin from Pennsylvania to Minnesota and South Dakota and south to Louisiana, USA; Atlantic Slope in Cape Fear and Santee River drainages in North Carolina, USA; Gulf Slope drainages from Choctawhatchee River to Pearl River in USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Adults occur in pools and backwaters of creeks and small to large rivers (Ref. 3814, 10294). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 October 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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