Catostomus commersonii

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Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,793 meters (0 to 9,163 feet).[1]

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Catastomus hudsonius (Non Lesueur • Catostomus bostoniensis Lesueur • Catostomus commersoni • Catostomus commersoni (Lacepède • Catostomus commersoni (Lacépède, 1803) • Catostomus commersoni< /i> (Lacpède • Catostomus commersoni< /i> (Lacepède • Catostomus commersonii • Catostomus commersonii (Lacepède, 1803) • Catostomus commersonii< /i> (Lacpède • Catostomus commersonii< /i> (Lacepède • Catostomus commersonnii • Catostomus commersonnii (Lacepède • Catostomus commersonnii (Lacépède, 1803) • Catostomus commersonnii commersonnii (Lacepède • Catostomus commersonnii< /i> (Lacpède • Catostomus communis Lesueur • Catostomus richardsoni Harper & Nichols • Catostomus teres (Mitchill • Catostomus utawana Mather • Cyprinus commersonnii Lacepède • Cyprinus hudsonius (Non Lesueur • Cyprinus teres Mitchill

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

First described: Lacepède, Bernard Germain Étienne de la Ville sur Illon Mémoire sur deux espèces de quadrupèdes ovipares que l'on n'a pas encore décrites. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris), 2: 351-359, Tafel lix., 1803.

Comment: Original spelling was commersonnii but accepted now as commersonii because of prevailing usage of this spelling (see Art. 33.2.3.1 of the Code) from Eschmeyer[2].

Last scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 27-Aug-2003

Similar Species

Fish Name Dorsal Fin Lower Lip Body Pattern Lateral Line Scales Other Characteristics Similarity Index Black Redhorse 12-14 rays, margin concave or falcate, rarely straight Obtuse angle or straight margin, plicate Solid color 43-51, usually 44-47, all pored Pelvic rays 8-11 but almost always one or both with 10; caudal peduncle depth >59% of caudal peduncle length; tail slate-colored in life Moderately similar Blue Sucker 28-33 rays, anterior rays elongated Acute angle, papillose Solid color, darkly pigmented 53-58, all pored Darkly pigmented fins Moderately similar Golden Redhorse 10-15 rays, usually 13, margin concave or falcate, rarely straight Obtuse angle, plicate Solid color 37-45, usually 40-42, all pored Pelvic rays 9; caudal peduncle depth usually >63% of caudal peduncle length; tail slate-colored in life Moderately similar Greater Redhorse 11-15 rays, usually 13-14, margin slightly concave to slightly convex Obtuse angle, plicate Solid color or with faint spots at anterior base scales in some fish 41-45, usually 42-44, all pored Head rounded with a rounded snout, not overhanging lips ventrally; tail orange or red in life; scales around caudal peduncle 15-16 Moderately similar Longnose Sucker 9-11 rays, marging straight to slightly concave Acute angle, papillose Solid color or faint blotches, breeders with lateral stripe 91-115, usually >95, all pored Snout distinctly extends past upper lip Very similar Northern Hog Sucker 9-12 rays, usually 11-12, margin falcate Acute angle, papillose Dark mottling and large dark irregular blotches 46-54, usually 47-51, all pored Top of head with concavity between eyes; other species have this area flat or convex Moderately similar River Redhorse 13-15 rays, margin straight or slightly concave Obtuse angle or straight margin, plicate Solid color or with faint spots at anterior base scales in some fish 41-46, usually 42-44, all pored Head rounded and bulky with a blunt or slightly rounded snout, overhanging lips ventrally in adults; tail orange or red in life; scales around caudal peduncle 12-13 Moderately similar Shorthead Redhorse 11-15 rays, usually 12-14, margin falcate Straight margin, plicate with a few papillae Solid color or with faint spots at anterior base scales in some fish 39-46, usually 42-44, all pored Head tapered to a pointed or slightly blunt snout, not overhanging lips ventrally; tail orange or red in life; scales around caudal peduncle 12-13 Moderately similar Silver Redhorse 14-17 rays, usually 15, margin usually straight or slightly convex Acute or right angle, papillose Solid color 38-46, usually 41-42, all pored Tail slate-colored in life Moderately similar Spotted Sucker 11-12 rays, margin straight to falcate Obtuse angle, relatively thin, plicate Dark spots at anterior base of scales; lateral stripes in some breeders 42-46, 0-38 pored Spotes lined up in horizontal rows; limited to area above anal fin in small juveniles Moderately similar White Sucker 10-13 rays, margin slightly concave to slightly convex Acute angle, papillose Solid color or faint blotches, breeders with lateral stripe 55-85, usually 60-70, all pored Snout barely extends past upper lip N/A

Members of the genus Catostomus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 56 species and subspecies in this genus:

C. anisurus (White Nose Redhorse) · C. ardens (Utah Sucker) · C. bernardini (Yaqui Sucker) · C. bubalus (Smallmouth Buffalo Fish) · C. cahita (Jasper Longnose Sucker) · C. carpio (River Carpsucker) · C. catostomus (Black-Striped Snake Eel) · C. catostomus catostomus (Black Sucker) · C. catostomus lacustris (Jasper Longnose Sucker) · C. clarki (White River Sucker) · C. clarkii (White River Sucker) · C. columbianus (Columbia Small Scaled Sucker) · C. columbianus columbianus (Bridgelip Sucker) · C. columbianus hubbsi (Bridgelip Sucker) · C. commersoni (Coarse Scaled Sucker) · C. commersoni;catostomus (Coarse Scaled Sucker) · C. commersonii (Coarse Scaled Sucker) · C. commersoni commersoni (Coarse Scaled Sucker) · C. commersonnii (Coarse Scaled Sucker) · C. commersonnii commersonnii (Coarse Scaled Sucker) · C. conchos (Matalote Conchos) · C. congestus (Gray Jumprock) · C. cyprinus (Quillback Carpsucker) · C. discobolus (Zuni Bluehead Sucker) · C. discobolus discobolus (Bluehead Sucker) · C. discobolus yarrowi (Bluehead Sucker) · C. duquesnii (Black Redhorse) · C. elongatus (Blue Sucker) · C. erythurus (Golden Redhorse) · C. fumeiventris (Owens Sucker) · C. insignis (Sonora Sucker) · C. latipinnis (Flannelmouth Sucker) · C. leopoldi (Matalote Del Bavispe) · C. macrocheilus (Columbia River Sucker) · C. macrolepidotus (Northern Shorthead Redhorse) · C. melanops (Spotted Sucker) · C. microps (Modoc Sucker) · C. nebuliferus (Nazas Sucker) · C. nigricans (Northern Hog Sucker) · C. nigricans etowanus (Alabama Hog Sucker) · C. occidentalis (Goose Lake Sucker) · C. occidentalis lacusanserinus (Goose Lake Sucker) · C. occidentalis occidentalis (Sacramento Sucker) · C. platyrhynchus (Northern Mountain Sucker) · C. plebeius (Rio Grande Sucker) · C. rhothoecus (Torrent Sucker) · C. rimiculus (Klamath Smallscale Sucker) · C. santaanae (Santa Ana Sucker) · C. santaanea (Santa Ana Sucker) · C. snyderi (Klamath Largescale Sucker) · C. tahoensis (Tahoe Sucker) · C. texanus (Razorback Sucker) · C. utawana (Summer Sucker) · C. velifer (Highfin Carpsucker) · C. warnerensis (Warming´s Lanternfish) · C. wigginsi (Sonoran Sucker)

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Further Reading

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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
• FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
• Lyons, John. WiscFish.org University of Wisconsin, Center for Limnology, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant. Provided photos, physical description, and table comparing similar species.
• Randall, John E. (from FishBase).
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection
• Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates: Fish Collection
• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Atlantic Reference Centre (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Canadian Museum of Nature - Fish Collection (OBIS Canada)
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
• Marine Science Institute, UCSB: Paleobiology Database
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
• Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Fish Collection
• Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
• Sternberg Museum of Natural History: Fish Collection
• The New York Botanical Garden: Bronx River Bioblitz
• University of Alberta: University of Alberta Ichthology Collection
• University of Colorado Museum: Zoological specimens
• University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection
• University of Minnesota Bell Museum of Natural History: Fish specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 147108
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-49372
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13852384
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 553273
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AFCJC02060
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 15730

Footnotes

1. Mean = 325.820 meters (1,068.963 feet), Standard Deviation = 308.730 based on 1,498 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
2. Eschmeyer, W.N., Editor (2004). Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of January 2004. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in January 2004. [back]

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