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Catostomus commersoni
Common Sucker, White Sucker
Acadia National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Catostomus commersoni (Lacepède, 1803)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Common Sucker, White Sucker
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Cypriniformes, Family Catostomidae, Genus Catostomus, Species Catostomus commersoni


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Catoctin Mountain Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Eisenhower National Historic Site	Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
George Washington Carver National Monument	Gettysburg National Military Park
Glacier National Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Homestead National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Monocacy National Battlefield	Morristown National Historical Park
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pipestone National Monument
Prince William Forest Park	Rocky Mountain National Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Voyageurs National Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	10/8/2002

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/9/2025 2:59:35 AM

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