Hypentelium etowanum (Jordan, 1877)
Alabama hog sucker
Hypentelium etowanum
photo by Burkhead, N.

Family:  Catostomidae (Suckers), subfamily: Catostominae
Max. size:  23 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: Chattahoochee River and Mobile Bay drainages in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and southeastern Tennessee in the USA; recently found in Baker Creek (in Tennessee River drainage), Polk County in Tennessee, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits rocky riffles and runs of clear fast creeks and small rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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