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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Catostomidae (Suckers) > Ictiobinae
Etymology: Carpiodes: Greek, karpos = wrist, part of the skeleton which unites the hand to the fore arm (Ref. 45335); cyprinus: cyprinus - generic name of the carp, and alludes to its similarity to that fish (Ref. 10294).
More on author: Lesueur.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce demersale. Temperate; 54°N - 30°N
North America: Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River, Hudson Bay and Mississippi River basins from Quebec to Alberta in Canada and south to Louisiana, USA; Atlantic Slope drainages from Delaware River to Altamaha River in USA; Gulf Slope drainages from Apalachicola River to Pearl River in USA.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 66.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5723); common length : 52.1 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 12193); peso massimo pubblicato: 2.9 kg (Ref. 40637); Età massima riportata: 11 anni (Ref. 12193)
Inhabits pools, backwaters and main channels of creeks and small to large rivers (Ref. 10294). Also occurs in lakes. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Feeds on bottom ooze and benthic invertebrates (Ref. 10294), including insects, mollusks and crustaceans, along with plant detritus and sand (Ref. 93252).
Oviparous (Ref. 205). Breed in streams and ponds with rapid flow, on sand and gravel, or in weedy places (Ref. 205). One female may mate with several males (Ref. 205).
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
Pesca: commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01096 (0.00570 - 0.02110), b=3.02 (2.84 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.6 ±0.27 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (tmax=11).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100).