Sacramento sucker

Sacramento Sucker, Catostomus occidentalis Juvenile Sacramento sucker, approximately 15 cm (6”) long. Location: Deer Creek, California (Yuba River basin). Date: 6/20/2007. Young-of-the-year Sacramento sucker, approximately 5 cm (2”) long. More

and Sacramento sucker occur as high in elevation as Yosemite Valley. Waterfalls created by Pleistocene glaciation blocked fish from populating the Merced River above Yosemite Valley and the Tuolumne River inside the park boundary. More

Sacramento sucker, adult, caught in Putah Creek, California on 26 June 2008 by Teejay O Sacramento sucker, adult, caught in Putah Creek, California on 26 June 2008 by Teejay O'Rear. Photo by Amber Manfree. Sacramento sucker, juvenile, approximately 15 cm (6”) long. More

The Sacramento sucker is a component of almost all local streams. Foothill streams usually have two subpopulations; a resident one and one which migrates into the creek in spring for spawning, then returns to the river, although some would strand in low-water years. More

pikeminnow, Sacramento blackfish, Sacramento suckers, prickly sculpin and hitch can inhabit reservoirs and reservoir populations may serve as an important source for dispersal to the stream. More

Sacramento sucker can be found in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Basin and are a native species in the Transition Zone community. More

Sacramento sucker and Carp were captured from the Sacramento River at Rio Vista on 1 August 2005 and White catfish was captured on 1 September 2005. More

The Sacramento sucker, in Yosemite, should not be destroyed but rather they should be preserved as part of the native fish fauna of the park. SACRAMENTO SUCKER SACRAMENTO SUCKER—Drawn by Ranger Naturalist Martin R. More

Common names

goose lake sucker in English
稀齒亞口魚 in Mandarin Chinese
稀齒亞口魚 in Unknown
稀齿亚口鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
稀齿亚口鱼 in Unknown

Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Catostomidae
Genus : Catostomus
Species : Catostomus occidentalis occidentalis
Authority : Ayres, 1854