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Catostomus platyrhynchus   (Cope, 1874)

Common Name: mountain sucker

Taxonomy: available through

Size:

Interactive maps: Continental US, Hawaii, Puerto Rico

Nonindigenous Occurrences: Introduced into Lake Mead, Nevada (Miller 1952).

Means of Introduction: Bait release.

Status: Unknown.

Impact of Introduction: Unknown.

Remarks:

References

Miller, R.R. 1952. title Bait fishes of the lower Colorado River, from Lake Mead, Nevada, to Yuma, Arizona, with a key for identification. California Fish and Game 38:7-42.

Other Resources:
FishBase Fact Sheet

Author: Pam Fuller

Revision Date: 11/13/2003

Citation for this information:
Pam Fuller. 2009. Catostomus platyrhynchus. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=350> Revision Date: 11/13/2003

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