Scientific Name
Catostomus commersoni
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Catostomus commersoni (Lacepède, 1803)
Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
White sucker
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Subphylum | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
Superclass | Actinopterygii |
Class | Teleostei |
Superorder | Ostariophysi |
Order | Cypriniformes |
Superfamily | Cobitoidea |
Family | Catostomidae |
Subfamily | Catostominae |
Tribe | Catostomini |
Genus | Catostomus |
Species | Catostomus commersoni |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Fessell et al. 2007
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Kelly and Price 1979
Abundance
Abundant
Abundance Notes
Abundant in Lake Michigan (Kelly & Price 1979). In the Platte River this species was "few to numerous" from 1941-1943 and "few to common" from 1967-1972 (Taube 1974).; Data Source: Kelly and Price 1979; Taube 1974
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
D M Loope
Created Date
11/5/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Leah Kainulainen
Last Modified Date
3/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Recorded in Lake Michigan, Lake Manitou, Round Lake, Platte River, Platte Lake, Big Glen Lake, Little Glen Lake, Hatland Creek, mouth of Otter Creek, Otter Lake, Crystal River, School Lake, Bass Lake, Shetland Creek, Lime Lake, Narada Lake, mouth of Shalda Creek, source of Shalda Creek, Little Traverse Lake, Shell Lake, Loon Lake, and Beck Pond., Park Species Data Source: Kelly, T. M. and B. Price. 1979. Fishes of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore - Final report. Report to the agency. 30 pp + appendix. Fessell, B., J. Elias and J. Glase. 2007. Inventory and evaluation of inland fisheries at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Taube, C. M. 1974. A Descriptive and Historical Account of the Platte River, Its Surrounding Area, And Its Salmonid Fishes. Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Lansing, MI.
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