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Catostomus catostomus (Forster, 1773)

Longnose sucker
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Finland country information

Common names: Imukarppi
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Winkler, H.M., K. Skora, R. Repecka, M. Ploks, A. Neelov, L. Urho, A. Gushin and H. Jespersen, 2000
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Believed to be locally established in streams draining to the Gulf of Finland, but there is no recent evidence that it is still present (Ref. 59043).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fi.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Winkler, H.M., K. Skora, R. Repecka, M. Ploks, A. Neelov, L. Urho, A. Gushin and H. Jespersen, 2000
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Black sucker, Jasper longnose sucker, Meunier rouge, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Catostomidae (Suckers) > Catostominae
Etymology: Catostomus: Greek, kata = down + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335);  catostomus: catostomus meaning inferior mouth, alluding to the ventral position of the mouth..
  More on author: Forster.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; demersal; pH range: 6.5 - 7.8; dH range: 5 - 25; depth range ? - 180 m (Ref. 1998).   Temperate; 0°C - 15°C (Ref. 12468); 38°N - 32°N

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