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Scientific Name Catostomus commersonii  (Lacepède, 1803)
Common Names White Sucker
Common Sucker, Sucker
Type Locality No locality.
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Size 650mm or 25.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution North America: throughout most of Canada to the Atlantic Coast, south through North Carolina to New Mexico in the USA, becoming less common in the southern High Plains.
IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 5, pp 503, 606.
Registered Keepers There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data.
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Last Update 2021 Jan 09 02:44 (species record created: 2014 Sep 21 11:58)