Erimyzon claviformis (Girard) / WESTERN CREEK CHUBSUCKER

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Name

Family: Catostomidae (Sucker)
Scientific Name: Erimyzon claviformis (Girard)
Common Name: WESTERN CREEK CHUBSUCKER

Description

General Description: These have soft-rayed fins, cycloid scales, and scaleless heads. They have a superficial subterminal mouth with lips covered with taste buds. They lack teeth except in the throat, where each fifth gill arch has a row of 20 or more compressed teeth with small terminal hooks. They have 7 anal rays and 18 principal caudal rays. The middle of the anal fin is closer to the caudal fin than to the middle of the body.
Specific Description: Short dorsal fin; subterminal mouth; absence of lateral line; 41-43 lateral scale rows; 9-10 dorsal fin rays; lateral blotches in young.

Distribution

Distribution: Southwest Great Lakes drainage; Ohio drainage; south to the Gulf of Mexico tributaries.

Ecology

Ecology: Generally inhabiting creeks of prairie regions. Feed on plankton and benthos. Length to 18 cm.

Family Description

New Family Filename: /f/fish5ic/family/sucker.htm

Related Material

Resolver ID: fish5ic-58

Technical Details

Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Fish Species Descriptions
Record: 033
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/f/fish5ic/x-033/033

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Full citation: "Erimyzon claviformis (Girard); WESTERN CREEK CHUBSUCKER." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Fish Species Descriptions. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/f/fish5ic/x-033/033. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 03, 2025.