Animalia > Chordata > Cypriniformes > Catostomidae > Catostomus > Catostomus discobolus

Catostomus discobolus (bluehead sucker)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Catostomus discobolus jarrovii (Zuni bluehead sucker) is a species of fish only found in North America.
View Wikipedia Record: Catostomus discobolus

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]  8,500
Maximum Longevity [1]  7 years
Diet [2]  Planktivore, Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Female Maturity [1]  2 years

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Canyonlands National Park II 335430 Utah, United States
Grand Canyon National Park II 1210128 Arizona, United States
Zion National Park II 135667 Utah, United States

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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
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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