Rio Grande sucker in Baca National Wildlife Refuge
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Cypriniformes
Family:
Catostomidae
Genus:
Catostomus
Species:
C. plebeius
Binomial name
Catostomus plebeius
Baird & Girard, 1854
Synonyms[1]
Pantosteus plebeius
C. bernardini (center) has morphologic similarities to C. plebeius and inhabits regions of the Southwestern United States[2]
The Rio Grande sucker (Catostomus plebeius) is a North American freshwater fish in the family Catostomidae. It has a typical bottom-feeding phenotype and fills lower trophic levels alongside Rio Grande cutthroat trout and Rio Grande chub species.[3] It is smaller sized in comparison to its other family members, with females being the larger between sexes. Coloration tends to benefit the species due to counter-shading patterns. It is endemic to the Rio Grande basin and was once common throughout. The species has maintained a population in New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and Northern Mexico, but has faced challenges from the pressure of non-native species, habitat loss, degradation, and a variety of other aquatic ecosystem changes.[4] There is current pressure from environmental organizations to federally list the species as threatened or endangered.[5]
^ abEspinosa Pérez, H. & Lambarri Martínez, C. (2019). "Catostomus plebeius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T191238A130195783. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T191238A130195783.en. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
^Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2020). "Catostomus bernardini" in FishBase. May 2020 version.
^Rees, D.E. and W.J. Miller. (2005, May 16). Rio Grande Sucker (Catostomus plebeius): a technical conservation assessment. [Online]. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region. Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/projects/scp/assessments/riograndesucker.pdf [March 17, 2020]
^Sublette, J.E., M.D. Hatch, and M.S. Sublette. (1990). The fishes of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.
^WildEarth Guardians. (September 29, 2014 ). Rio Grande Sucker. Retrieved from https://wildearthguardians.org/wildlife-conservation/endangered-species-list/fish/rio-grande-sucker/
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