Western creek chubsucker

Erimyzon claviformis

Catostomid Fish Reaching Twenty Three Centimeters

Tropical
Lower river
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
North America
West Asia
Medium
Tropical fish

Western creek chubsucker is known around North America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 23 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Catostomidae
Genus: Erimyzon
Maximum length: 23 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: North America: USA: Lower Greak Lakes and Mississippi River basins from southern Michigan and southeastern Wisconsin (extirpated) south to Gulf; Gulf Slope drainages from Apalachicola River drainage in Georgia to San Jacinto River in Texas.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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