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Catostomidae (Suckers) > Catostominae
Etymology: Moxostoma: Greek, myxo = to suckle + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335); anisurum: From the words aniso, meaning unequal; and urum, tail (referring to the asymmetry of the caudal fin lobes) (Ref. 10294).
More on author: Rafinesque.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
; zoet water demersaal. Temperate; 54°N - 32°N
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.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 74.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 40637); common length : 32.5 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 12193); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 10.8 kg (Ref. 40637); max. gerapporteerde leeftijd: 10 Jaren (Ref. 12193)
Inhabits mud-bottomed to rock-bottomed pools and runs of small to large rivers. Occasionally found in lakes (Ref. 5723, 10294). Feeds on immature midges, mayflies and caddisflies (Ref. 10294).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Sportvis: ja
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01148 (0.00483 - 0.02731), b=2.98 (2.80 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.38 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (tmax=10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).