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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
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. 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.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 74.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 40637); common length : 32.5 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 12193); poids max. publié: 10.8 kg (Ref. 40637); âge max. reporté: 10 années (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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêche sportive: oui
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (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).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.38 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (tmax=10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).
