Carpsucker spp. Carpiodes spp.

Family

Catostomidae (Suckers)

Tolerance

Intermediate

Trophic Class

Omnivore

Is Exotic to Iowa?

False

Is Lithophilous Spawner?

False

Is Hybrid?

False

State Listing Status

Not Listed

Taxonomic Grouping - Genus

This entry is a higher level taxonomic grouping. These are used when the specimen cannot be identified down to species. For more information, see Higher Level Taxonomic Group

Species included in this group:

Assessment Program Statistics

This species was found at 67 bioassessment sites, 2 rapid fish bioassessment sites, 12 fisheries assessment sites, and 0 fisheries presence-only assessment sites. In total, it was collected at 80 distinct sites, or 5.4% of the 1472 total sites monitored by the bioassessment program. It is the 56th most commonly collected species.

The Carpsucker spp. was collected in 80 bioassessment sampling sessions and 18 fisheries assessment sessions. It was present in 2 rapid bioassessment sessions and 0 presence-only sessions.

The biological assessment program has collected a total of 592 individual Carpsucker spp. specimens, ranking it the #71 most collected fish.

HUC12 watersheds where this species has been found