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Catostomus tahoensis (Tahoe sucker)

Synonyms: Catostomus arenarius; Chasmistes chamberlaini
Language: Czech; Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

The Tahoe sucker (Catostomus tahoensis) is a freshwater Cypriniform fish inhabiting the Great Basin region of the Western United States.
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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]  59,300
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
Lassen Volcanic National Park II 29388 California, United States

Prey / Diet

Gammarus lacustris[3]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Salvelinus confluentus (Bull Trout)1

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
3Ontogenetic changes and intraspecific resource partitioning in the tahoe sucker, Catostomus tahoensis, Donn L. Marrin, Env. Biol. Fish. Vol. 8, No. 1. pp. 39-47, 1983
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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