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Catostomidae (Suckers) > Catostominae
Etymology: Moxostoma: Greek, myxo = to suckle + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335); carinatum: From the word carinatum, meaning keeled (Ref. 10294).
More on author: Cope.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Temperate; 47°N - 31°N
North America: St. Lawrence River-Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins from southern Quebec in Canada to central Minnesota and western Iowa in USA, and south to northern Alabama and eastern Oklahoma, USA; Gulf Slope drainages from Escambia River in Florida to Pearl River in Louisiana and Mississippi, USA.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 77.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5723); common length : 48.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 12193); poids max. publié: 4.0 kg (Ref. 40637); âge max. reporté: 12 années (Ref. 12193)
Inhabits rocky pools and swift runs of small to large rivers. Also occurs in impoundments (Ref. 5723, 10294). Locally common but disappearing from northern and western parts of range (Ref. 5723). Adult feeds on small bivalve mollusks (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=0.01000 (0.00534 - 0.01873), b=2.95 (2.79 - 3.11), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (tmax=12).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100).