| Catostomidae (Suckers), subfamily: Catostominae |
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74 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 11 kg; max. reported age: 10 years |
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demersal; freshwater, potamodromous |
| North America: Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River, Hudson Bay and Mississippi River basins from Quebec and Alberta in Canada and south to northern Alabama and northern Arkansas in the USA; Atlantic Slope from Roanoke River drainage in Virginia to Altamaha River drainage in Georgia, USA. |
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| Adults inhabit mud-bottomed to rock-bottomed pools and runs of small to large rivers. Occasionally found in lakes (Ref. 5723, 10294). They feed on immature midges, mayflies and caddisflies (Ref. 10294). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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