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Catostomidae (Suckers) > Catostominae
Etymology: Erimyzon: Greek, eri = aumentative prefix, a lot + Greek, myzo = to suckle (Ref. 45335); sucetta: From the word sucet, meaning sucker (Ref. 10294).
More on author: Lacepède.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal; pH range: 7.0 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 15. Temperate; 4°C - 20°C (Ref. 2060); 44°N - 26°N
North America: Great Lakes and Mississippi River basin lowlands from southern Ontario in Canada to Wisconsin, USA and south to Gulf of Mexico in the USA; Atlantic Slope from southern Virginia to southern Florida in USA; Gulf Slope drainages from Charlotte Harbor, Florida to Guadalupe River in Texas, USA.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 41.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5723); common length : 25.8 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 12193); âge max. reporté: 8 années (Ref. 72462)
Occurs in lakes, swamps, ponds, sloughs and impoundments over silt, sand or debris. Rarely found in streams (Ref. 5723). Feeds on microcrustacea and midge larvae (Ref. 10294).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00533 - 0.02363), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.1 ±0.39 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (tmax=8; Fec=20,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100).
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