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Red Sucker (Longnose Sucker)

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Red Sucker (Longnose Sucker)

Red Sucker (Longnose Sucker)

The longnose sucker (Catostomus catostomus) is a species of cypriniform freshwater fish in the family Catostomidae. It is native to North America from the northern United States to the top of the continent. It is also found in Russia in rivers of eastern Siberia, and thus one of only two species of sucker native to Asia.




Description Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longnose_sucker
Photo Source: Longnose sucker by Unknown, 2020. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53876386. Licenced with Educational Use.