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Catostomus macrocheilus (Coarsescale sucker; Columbia River sucker; Largescale sucker)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The largescale sucker (Catostomus macrocheilus) is a species of sucker found in western North America. The largescale sucker is native to the Pacific Northwest, occurring from British Columbia south to Oregon. It is widespread in the Columbia River system. It occurs in the slower-moving portions of rivers and streams, and in lakes. This species reaches a length of 24 inches and 7 pounds in parts of their range. They are a very important part of the food web and the diet of fisheating animals (such as osprey, eagles, river otters, and other fish).
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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  24 inches (61 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  In the open
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Lithophils (gravel-sand)
Brood Guarder [1]  No
Litter Size [1]  20,000
Maximum Longevity [1]  15 years
Diet [2]  Omnivore, Planktivore, Detritivore
Female Maturity [1]  5 years

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
H.J. Andrews Biosphere Reserve 15815 Oregon, United States
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area V 103172 Washington, United States

Predators

Pandion haliaetus (Osprey)[3]

Consumers

Range Map

External References

NatureServe Explorer

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.
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