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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
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
Ecologia
; Água doce demersal. 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.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 77.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 5723); common length : 48.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 12193); peso máx. Publicado: 4.0 kg (Ref. 40637); Idade máx. registada: 12 anos (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 | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
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)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Peixe desportivo: sim
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Relatórios especiais
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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).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Baixo, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 4,5 - 14 anos (tmax=12).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100).