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Catostomidae (Suckers) > Cycleptinae
Etymology: Cycleptus: Greek, kyklos = round + Greek, leptes = thin (Ref. 45335); elongatus: Cycleptus=round and slender, (meant to mean small round mouth by the author, C.S. Rafinesque); elongatus=elongate (referring to general body shape) (Ref. 79012).
More on author: Lesueur.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce bentopelágico. Subtropical; 47°N - 28°N
North America: Mississippi River basin from Pennsylvania to central Montana and south to Louisiana, USA; Gulf Slope drainages in the USA from Mobile Bay, Alabama to Rio Grande in Texas and New Mexico, and in Mexico.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 93.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 5723); common length : 66.5 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 12193); Idade máx. registada: 13 anos (Ref. 12193)
Inhabits strong current in deep (1-2.5 m) chutes and main channels of medium to large rivers over bedrock, sand and gravel (Ref. 5723).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00407 (0.00163 - 0.01018), b=3.14 (2.92 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Baixo, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 4,5 - 14 anos (tmax=13).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (57 of 100).