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Catostomus bernardini (Yaqui sucker)

Synonyms: Catostomus sonorensis
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Wikipedia Abstract

The Yaqui sucker (Catostomus bernardini) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Catostomidae family.It is found in Mexico and the United States. Catostomus bernardini or Yaqui sucker belongs to the family Catostomidae, and it is one of nine other fish in this genus endemic to Arizona. The Yaqui sucker could possibly be a subspecies of the Gila sucker, and it is definitely a relative of the Sonora sucker.
View Wikipedia Record: Catostomus bernardini

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  16 inches (40 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  In the open
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Lithophils (rock-gravel)
Brood Guarder [1]  No
Litter Size [1]  15,000
Maximum Longevity [1]  10 years
Diet [2]  Planktivore, Detritivore, Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Female Maturity [1]  4 years

Predators

Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Bald Eagle)[3]

Range Map

External References

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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.
♦ 2Myers, 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
♦ 3Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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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