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Catostomidae (Suckers) > Catostominae
Etymology: Moxostoma: Greek, myxo = to suckle + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335); poecilurum: From the words poecil, meaning variegated; and urum, tail (Ref. 10294).
More on author: Jordan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce demersale. Temperate; 38°N - 31°N
North America: Mississippi River tributaries on Former Mississippi Embayment from southern Kentucky and southern Arkansas south to Louisiana in the USA; Gulf Slope drainages from Choctawhatchee River in Alabama and Florida to Galveston Bay in Texas in the USA.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 51.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5723); common length : 25.5 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 12193)
Inhabits sandy and rocky pools, runs and riffles of small to medium rivers. Also found in impoundments (Ref. 5723, 10294). Feeds on detritus, diatoms, and a wide variety of small invertebrates such as microcrustacea, rotifers, caddisfly larvae, and phantom midge larvae (Ref. 10294).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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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=0.01072 (0.00549 - 0.02090), b=2.97 (2.80 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).