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Minytrema melanops (Spotted sucker)

Synonyms: Catostomus fasciatus; Catostomus melanops; Moxostoma victoriae; Ptychostomus pidiensis
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Wikipedia Abstract

The spotted sucker (Minytrema melanops) is a species of sucker (fish) that is native to eastern North America. The spotted sucker inhabits deep pools of small to medium rivers over clay, sand or gravel. They are occasionally found in creeks and large rivers. Through its life stages, the spotted sucker goes from a mid-depth predator to a bottom forager. Spotted suckers have a lifespan of approximately six years and spawn in April and May. Limited knowledge of the occurrence, abundance, and natural history of this species has been an impediment to status assessment and the determination of need for conservation measures within this family.
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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  20 inches (50 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  In the open
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Lithophils (rock-gravel)
Brood Guarder [1]  No
Litter Size [1]  40,000
Maximum Longevity [1]  6 years
Adult Weight [2]  1.493 lbs (677 g)
Diet [3]  Planktivore, Detritivore, Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Female Maturity [1]  3 years

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Consumers

Parasitized by 
Eocollis catostomi[4]
Pellucidhaptor minytrema <Unverified Name>[4]
Pellucidhaptor ramulosus[4]
Pellucidhaptor smithvanizi[4]
Pomphorhynchus lucyi[4]

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Frimpong, E.A., and P. L. Angermeier. 2009. FishTraits: a database of ecological and life-history traits of freshwater fishes of the United States. Fisheries 34:487-495.
2de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
3Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
4Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0