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Rio Grande sucker (Pantosteus plebeius)
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Rio Grande sucker (Pantosteus plebeius) specimen
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Catostomidae

Rio Grande sucker

Pantosteus plebeius

Twenty Centimeters Catostomid Fish of North American Waters

  • Temperate
  • Upper river
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • North America
  • Medium
  • Temperate fish

Rio Grande sucker is a freshwater fish of North America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 20 cm.

Maximum length
20 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
North America: upper Rio Grande drainage in southern Colorado and New Mexico, USA south through Pacific Slope drainages to Durango and Zacatecas in Mexico.

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