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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