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Eastern creek chubsucker (Erimyzon oblongus)
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Eastern creek chubsucker (Erimyzon oblongus) specimen
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Catostomidae

Eastern creek chubsucker

Erimyzon oblongus

Catostomid Fish from Mexican Waters

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

The creek chubsucker (Erimyzon oblongus) is a freshwater fish of the sucker family (Catostomidae).

Maximum length
37.6 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
North America: Maine to Altamaha River in Georgia, USA; Lake Ontario drainage in New York, USA; from Chattahoochee River in Alabama and Escambia River in Florida to San Jacinto River in Texas, USA; lower Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins from Michigan and Wisconsin to Gulf of Mexico in USA.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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