Longnose Sucker
■ Type: Fish
■ Diet: Omnivore
■ Average lifespan in the wild: 5 to 7 years
■ Size: Up to 15 to 25 in (38 to 63 cm)
■ Weight: 1 to 2lbs. (max 3,5 kg)
■ Group name: Blind or Run
■ Apperance:
■ Diet: Omnivore
■ Average lifespan in the wild: 5 to 7 years
■ Size: Up to 15 to 25 in (38 to 63 cm)
■ Weight: 1 to 2lbs. (max 3,5 kg)
■ Group name: Blind or Run
■ Apperance:
The longnose sucker, Catostomus catostomus, is a freshwater species of fish inhabiting cold, clear waters in North America from northern USA to the top of the continent. In addition, it is one of two species of sucker to inhabit Asia, specifically the rivers of eastern Siberia. The body of the longnose sucker is long and round with dark olive or grey sides and top and a light underside. They are typically 15 - 25 inches long and weigh between one and two lbs.
The longnose sucker is a bottom-feeding fish, eating aquatic plants, algae, and small invertebrates. They are preyed upon by larger predatory fish, such as bass, walleye, trout, northern pike, muskellunge, and burbot. They are fished for game and food and also used as bait to catch the larger predators.
Longnose suckers are often confused with white suckers, as they appear very similar.
The sucker with the greatest statewide distribution is the longnose sucker. It is found in all three of our major drainages and from mountainous streams to plains reservoir habitats. In Montana the largest weigh about 5 pounds. Longnose suckers are most abundant in clear, cold streams. In the springtime, spawning migrations into small tributaries are common and males develop bright red colors on their bodies. Longnose suckers are one of the most frequently caught fish by Montana anglers.
Spawning fish usually move upstream or from lakes into tributary stream. Fish also move into tributary streams.
Sexually mature males in 4 years, females in 5 years. Spawns April - early July at 54-59 degrees F. Incubation : 10-20 days. Middle Missouri River populations spawn mid April - mid June with peak in May.
The longnose sucker is a bottom-feeding fish, eating aquatic plants, algae, and small invertebrates. They are preyed upon by larger predatory fish, such as bass, walleye, trout, northern pike, muskellunge, and burbot. They are fished for game and food and also used as bait to catch the larger predators.
Longnose suckers are often confused with white suckers, as they appear very similar.
The sucker with the greatest statewide distribution is the longnose sucker. It is found in all three of our major drainages and from mountainous streams to plains reservoir habitats. In Montana the largest weigh about 5 pounds. Longnose suckers are most abundant in clear, cold streams. In the springtime, spawning migrations into small tributaries are common and males develop bright red colors on their bodies. Longnose suckers are one of the most frequently caught fish by Montana anglers.
Spawning fish usually move upstream or from lakes into tributary stream. Fish also move into tributary streams.
Sexually mature males in 4 years, females in 5 years. Spawns April - early July at 54-59 degrees F. Incubation : 10-20 days. Middle Missouri River populations spawn mid April - mid June with peak in May.
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⋆All info I took out of here:-
- http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_AFCJC02030.aspx
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longnose_Sucker
⋆All pictures I took out of Wikipedia and Flickr:
- http://www.wikipedia.org/
- http://www.fishexplorer.com/MiscImg/492009-54%5EsuckerC.jpg
- http://www.glaquarium.org/wp_gla/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/longnose-sucker.jpg
- http://alaska.fws.gov/nwr/kanuti/longnose.htm
Special thanks to MoonShine to help to found this info.
- http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_AFCJC02030.aspx
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longnose_Sucker
⋆All pictures I took out of Wikipedia and Flickr:
- http://www.wikipedia.org/
- http://www.fishexplorer.com/MiscImg/492009-54%5EsuckerC.jpg
- http://www.glaquarium.org/wp_gla/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/longnose-sucker.jpg
- http://alaska.fws.gov/nwr/kanuti/longnose.htm
Special thanks to MoonShine to help to found this info.