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Catostomidae
river carpsucker
Carpiodes carpio
Sixty Four Centimeters Carp from North American Waters
- Tropical
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- North America
- Fusiform
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Fusiform
Largeriver carpsucker is a freshwater fish of North America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 64 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Catostomidae
- Genus
- Carpiodes
- Maximum length
- 64 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- North America: Mississippi River basin from Pennsylvania to Montana, south to Louisiana, USA; Gulf Slope drainages from Mississippi River to Rio Grande in Texas and New Mexico, USA; also in Mexico.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
