Blue Sucker Cycleptus elongatus
This species was found at 9 bioassessment sites, 0 rapid fish bioassessment sites, 4 fisheries assessment sites, and 0 fisheries presence-only assessment sites. In total, it was collected at 13 distinct sites, or 0.9% of the 1513 total sites monitored by the bioassessment program. It is the 99th most commonly collected species.
The Blue Sucker was collected in 9 bioassessment sampling sessions and 4 fisheries assessment sessions. It was present in 0 rapid bioassessment sessions and 0 presence-only sessions.
The biological assessment program has collected a total of 67 individual Blue Sucker specimens, ranking it the #101 most collected fish.
A slender, dark-colored sucker with a small head and a long, sickle-shaped dorsal fin. Blue-black or dark olive back and sides with brassy reflections and a white belly. Breeding males are very dark and have small tubercles over most of its head, body and fins. Small eyes are closer to the rear margin of the gill cover than to the tip of the snout. Its mouth is small, horizontal, and distinctly overhung by the snout. Lips are covered with numerous wart-like papillae. Lateral line is complete, with 55 to 58 scales. Body length is about four to five times greater than body depth. Fins dusky or black, dorsal fin with 28 to 33 rays.
HUC12 watersheds where this species has been found