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  • Hypentelium nigricans
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Scientific Name Hypentelium nigricans    (Lesueur, 1817)
Common Name
Type Locality Lake Erie, North America.
Synonym(s) Catostomus maculosus, Catostomus nigricans, Catostomus planiceps, Catostomus xanthopus, Exoglossum macropterum, Hypentelium nigrecans, Moxostoma nigricans
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Size 610mm or 24" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution North America: Great Lakes, Hudson Bay and Mississippi River basins from New York in USA and Ontario in Canada to Minnesota and south to Alabama, Arkansas and Louisiana in USA; from Mohawk-Hudson River to Altamaha River in USA; from Pascagoula River to Comite River in USA.
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2012.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 1 (pt 1, nos 5/6), pp 102.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:58 (species record created: 2014 Oct 29 07:23)