River Carpsucker Carpiodes carpio
This species was found at 201 bioassessment sites, 0 rapid fish bioassessment sites, 56 fisheries assessment sites, and 4 fisheries presence-only assessment sites. In total, it was collected at 261 distinct sites, or 17.7% of the 1472 total sites monitored by the bioassessment program. It is the 31st most commonly collected species.
The River Carpsucker was collected in 310 bioassessment sampling sessions and 67 fisheries assessment sessions. It was present in 0 rapid bioassessment sessions and 4 presence-only sessions.
The biological assessment program has collected a total of 5,051 individual River Carpsucker specimens, ranking it the #43 most collected fish.
Stout body with a moderately compressed and slightly arched back. It has a nipple-like projection at the middle of its lower lip. The back is brown-olive with silvery sides fading to a whitish belly. The fins are opaque, except in older fish. Breeding males develop tiny tubercules on the body. River Carpsucker is the largest of the carpsuckers with adults commonly 12- to 18-inches long and weigh 1- to 3-pounds. Individual fish weighing over 10-pounds have been reported.
HUC12 watersheds where this species has been found