Distribution in the United States (also occurs in Canada)
Synonyms
Cyprinus commersonnii Lacepède, 1803
Cyprinus teres Mitchill, 1814
Catostomus bostoniensis Lesueur, 1817
Catostomus communis Lesueur, 1817
Catostomus flexuosus Rafinesque, 1820
Cyprinus reticulatus Richardson, 1836
Catostomus gracilis Kirtland, 1838
Catostomus pallidus DeKay, 1842
Catostomus sucklii Girard, 1856
Catostomus chloropteron Abbott, 1860
Catostomus alticolus Cope, 1874
Moxostoma trisignatum Cope, 1875
Catostomus richardsoni Harper & Nichols, 1919
The white sucker (Catostomus commersonii)[1][2][3] is a species of freshwater cypriniform fish inhabiting the upper Midwest and Northeast in North America, but it is also found as far south as Georgia and as far west as New Mexico. The fish is commonly known as a "sucker" due to its fleshy, papillose lips that suck up organic matter and aufwuchs from the bottom of rivers and streams.
Other common names for the white sucker include bay fish, brook sucker, common sucker, and mullet. The white sucker is often confused with the longnose sucker (C. catostomus), because they look very similar.
^ abNatureServe (2013). "Catostomus commersonii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202058A2733467. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202058A2733467.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^"ITIS Standard Report Page: Catostomus commersonii ". www.itis.gov.
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