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Catostomidae (Suckers) > Catostominae
Etymology: Erimyzon: Greek, eri = aumentative prefix, a lot + Greek, myzo = to suckle (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Girard.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
; agua dulce demersal. Subtropical
North America: USA: Lower Greak Lakes and Mississippi River basins from southern Michigan and southeastern Wisconsin (extirpated) south to Gulf; Gulf Slope drainages from Apalachicola River drainage in Georgia to San Jacinto River in Texas.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 86798)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Very similar to eastern creek chubsucker Erimyzon oblongus, but has 9-11, usually 10 dorsal rays. Dorsal fin rounded. Presence of 5-8 dark blotches along side. Scales on lateral line 37-45 scales (Ref. 86798).
Inhabits silt-, sand- and gravel-bottomed pools of clear headwaters, creeks and small rivers, usually near submergent vegetation. Occasionally found in lakes (Ref. 86798).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Herramientas
Informes especiales
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00537 (0.00232 - 0.01243), b=3.05 (2.84 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278) |
3.0 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179) |
Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100). 🛈 |