Specimen Information

Catostomus catostomus
Catostomus catostomus
(Longnose Sucker)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID30012
GroupFishes
GenusCatostomus
Speciescatostomus
Common NameLongnose Sucker
StateCO
LocalityColorado River basin, upper
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameColorado Headwaters
HUC8 Number14010001
Map
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Collection Year1971
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker with stocked fish
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:305
Author:Everhart, W.H., and W.R. Seaman.
Date:1971
Title:Fishes of Colorado.
Publisher:Colorado Game, Fish and Parks Division Denver, CO.
Pages:75 pp
CommentsNative to eastern slope drainages, such as the Arkansas and Platte rivers basins. Now established in large numbers in streams and impoundments of the upper Colorado River basin.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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