Vexillichthys atripinnis, Blackfin sucker

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Vexillichthys atripinnis (Bailey, 1959)

Blackfin sucker
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Catostomidae (Suckers) > Catostominae
Etymology: Vexillichthys: From the Latin vexillum; atripinnis: From the words atri, meaning black; and pinne, fin (Ref. 10294).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal; non-migratory (Ref. 126106). Temperate; 37°N - 36°N

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North America: Upper Barren River system (in Green River drainage) in Kentucky and Tennessee, USA.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723); common length : 12.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193); max. reported age: 4 years (Ref. 12193)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Adults inhabit rocky pools and adjacent riffles of creeks and small rivers. They hide in bedrock crevices, near boulders or under shoreline brush (Ref. 5723, 10294). Food consists of midge larvae, microcrustacea and occasional larger insect larvae (Ref. 10294).

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Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

  Near Threatened (NT) ; Date assessed: 03 August 2012

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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