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Catostomus latipinnis
| Taxonomy | |||||
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| Scientific Name: | Catostomus latipinnis | ||||
| Common name: | Flannelmouth Sucker | ||||
| Rank and Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Rank: | G3G4 | Native Status: | Native |
| Subnational (State) Rank: | S1 | Endemic: | No |
| US ESA Status: | None | Sand Dunes: | No |
| NNHP Tracking Status: | At-Risk List | Wetland: | Yes |
| Other Agency Status | Status | Last Updated | Status Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada Wildlife Action Plan - 2012 | Species of Conservation Priority | ||
| Nevada Wildlife Action Plan - 2005 | Species of Conservation Priority | ||
| CCVI Score | Presumed Stable | Conf. VH. |
| Distribution (NV Counties) |
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Status: Confident or certain
| Clark |
| Summary Occurrence Data | |
|---|---|
| Occurrence Count: | 2 |
| Total Observed Area (hectares): | Not Available |
| Maximum Known Elevation (m): | 475 |
| Minimum Known Elevation (m): | 467 |
| Links |
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| Catostomus latipinnis data at NatureServe |
| Catostomus latipinnis photos and data at Encyclopedia of Life |
| Character Abstract | |
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| Identification Comments: | |
| Subspecies Comments: | |
| Food Habits: | The flannelmouth sucker is a bottom feeder. It is reported to feed on diatoms, algae, fragments of higher plants, seeds, and benthic invertebrates (Sigler and Miller 1963, Lee et al. 1980). See Tyus and Minckley 1988 for possible importance of Mormon cricket as a food source. |
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| Habitat Comments: | The flannelmouth sucker inhabits moderate to large rivers. It is seldom found in small creeks and is absent from impoundments. This species is typical of pools and deeper runs and often enters mouths of small tributaries (Lee et al. 1980) in addition to riffles and backwaters (Sublette et al. 1990). Young are usually found in shallower water than are adults (Sigler and Miller 1963). It spawns in riffles, usually over a substrate of coarse gravel (Lee et al. 1980). |
| Ecology comments: | Flannelmouth sucker adults can be highly mobile, traveling several hundred miles in undammed river systems such as the Green River. Studies of flannelmouth below Davis Dam in the lower Colorado River have shown seasonal movement of up to 16 miles (Best and Lantow 2010). |
| Version Date: |
 captured individual
Photographer: Glenn Clemmer, Nevada Natural Heritage Program
Photo Date: |
