Catostomus occidentalis (Sacramento Sucker) Fishes Native Transplant
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Common name: Sacramento Sucker
Taxonomy: available through
www.itis.gov
Identification: Moyle (1976); Page and Burr (1991).
Size: 60 cm.
Native Range: Pacific Slope from Mad River, northern California, to Salinas River, central California; throughout the Sacramento--San Joaquin drainage, southern Oregon and California; south in endorheic basins of central California to Kern River (Page and Burr 1991).
Nonindigenous Occurrences:
Table 1. States with nonindigenous occurrences, the earliest and latest observations in each state, and the tally and names of HUCs with observations†. Names and dates are hyperlinked to their relevant specimen records. The list of references for all nonindigenous occurrences of Catostomus occidentalis are found here.
Table last updated 12/6/2024
† Populations may not be currently present.
Means of Introduction: Unknown.
Status: Reported from California.
Impact of Introduction: These suckers may compete with trout for food and space, and their feeding activities may disturb trout nests (Burns 1966).
References: (click for full references)
Burns, J. W. 1966. Western sucker. Pages 516--517
in A. Calhoun, editor. Inland Fisheries Management. California Department of Fish and Game.
Moyle, P. B. 1976. Inland fishes of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA.
Page, L. M., and B. M. Burr. 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. The Peterson Field Guide Series, volume 42. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA.
Other Resources:
FishBase Summary
Author:
Fuller, P.
Revision Date: 11/13/2003
Peer Review Date: 11/13/2003
Citation Information:
Fuller, P., 2024, Catostomus occidentalis Ayres, 1854: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL, https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?speciesID=349, Revision Date: 11/13/2003, Peer Review Date: 11/13/2003, Access Date: 12/6/2024
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