wiktionarypar suckerSucker may refer to tocright General use Lollipop or sucker, a type of confection Sucker, slang for someone considered Gullibility gullible enough to fall for a very obvious prank or con and go about unaware of it. An inhabitant of the state of Illinois first acception 1833 in Oxford English Dictionary so called after the fish of that name, from his going up the river to the mines, and returning at the season when the sucker makes its migrations Biology Sucker, term for a Basal shoot that grows from the base of a tree or shrub Sucker, or Catostomidae , a family of fish of the order Cypriniformes Suckerfish, a common name for plecostomus , a colloquial term describing genera of catfish popular as aquarium fish Suckers, cup shaped parts of tentacles or Cephalopod arm s of some animals Music Sucker , 1973 song by The J.B. s from the album Doing It to Death album Doing It to Death Sucker , 2000 song by Peaches from The Teaches of Peaches Suckers , 2007 song by Super Furry Animals from Hey Venus Sucker , 1972 song by Mott the Hoople from the album All the Young Dudes Entertainment Suckers CSI Suckers CSI , 2003 episode of the American television series, CSI Crime Scene Investigation Suckers film Suckers film , a 1999 film revolving around illegal and unethical events at a car dealership Suckers How alternative medicine makes fools of us all , 2008 book about alternative medicine written by Rose Shapiro Other uses Sucker bet , a bet based on something other than expected return Sucker hole , a colloquial boating and sailing term Sucker list , a list of persons who have previously been successfully solicited for something Sucker punch , an act of violence There s a sucker born every minute , a phrase often credited to American showman P.T. Barnum. Never Give a Sucker an Even Break , a 1941 film written by and starring W.C. Fields . disambig ... more details
SAP may refer to Standard Assessment Procedure , a method system for measuring the energy rating of residential dwellings used in the United Kingdom IATA code for Ram n Villeda Morales International Airport , located in San Pedro Sula, Honduras Serum amyloid P component , the identical serum form of Amyloid P component AP Santa Paula, California Amtrak station code SAP Second audio program , an auxiliary audio channel for broadcast and cable television Seminal acid phosphatase , an enzyme produced by the prostate Special Assistance Plan , an academic programme in Singapore Special access program , Pentagon terminology for secret government programs Stabilisation and Association Process of the European Union for the western Balkans states Statutory accounting principles Strong anthropic principle , the idea proposing that the universe must produce life Structural Adjustment Program of the International Monetary Fund Superabsorbent polymer , a polymer able to absorb tens or hundreds of times its own weight in water South African Police , the national law enforcement organisation of South Africa between 1913 and 1994 Shrimp Alkaline phosphatase , a common alkaline phosphatase from a species of arctic shrimp The Seabirds Advisory Panel , a committee set up to advise the British Birds Rarities Committee on seabird records Computing and technology Atari SAP music format , format used for storing music on 8 bit Atari computers and consoles SAP AG , a German software company SAP ERP , the main product of SAP AG, previously known as SAP R 3 SAP2000 , a Structural Analysis Program Service ... session information Bluetooth profile SIM Access Profile SAP, SIM SIM Access Profile , a connectivity ... p arti Samata Party , an Indian party See also Sap disambiguation disambig af SAP da SAP de Sap es SAP eo SAP fr SAP ko SAP it SAP he SAP nl SAP ja SAP pl SAP pt SAP sk SAP sh SAP fi SAP sv SAP th SAP zh SAP ... more details
Leaf sucker can mean A leaf blower in suction mode A street sweeper machine with suction ability, as translation of German Laubsauger For insects that suck sap from leaves, see aphid or hemiptera disambig ... more details
File Pump Jack labelled.png thumb right 500px The line of sucker rods is represented in this diagram by the solid black line in the center of the well A sucker rod is a steel rod , typically between 25 and 30 feet 7 to 9 meters in length, and Screw thread threaded at both ends, used in the oil industry to join together the surface and wikt downhole downhole components of a reciprocating piston pump installed in an oil well. The pumpjack is the visible above ground drive for the well pump, and is connected to the downhole pump at the bottom of the well by a series of interconnected sucker rods. See also Oilfield terminology External links http image.made in china.com 2f0j00SeJaKifghEuB Subsurface Tubing And Sucker Rod Pumps from Jereh Petroleum API11AX .jpg An image of stacks of sucker rods References http www.glossary.oilfield.slb.com Display.cfm?Term sucker 20rod Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary Sucker rod Category Oilfield terminology Category Petroleum stubs ... more details
Taxobox image name June sucker status LE status system ESA regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Cypriniformes familia Catostomidae genus Chasmistes species C. liorus binomial Chasmistes liorus binomial authority David Starr Jordan Jordan , 1878 The June sucker , Chasmistes liorus , is an endangered species of fish endemic ecology endemic to Utah Lake and the Provo River , where it is now under protection. It is a member of the sucker family Catostomidae , and occurs in sympatry with the benthic ecology benthic Utah sucker Catostomus ardens . Unlike most other suckers, the June sucker is not a bottom feeder. Its mouth is more Rostrum anatomy rostrally oriented, allowing it to collect zooplankton from the water. The fish is dark gray or brownish dorsum biology dorsally , with a white or slightly greenish belly. It can reach a weight of 5 lb and has a life span ... have been rearing the June sucker in Red Butte Creek Red Butte Reservoir , and more recently in the Springville ... disease does not affect June sucker, the hatchery was reopened to house the June sucker. After the June sucker grow to a certain size, they are released into Utah Lake to help build the population. The http www.junesuckerrecovery.org June Sucker Recovery Implementation Program coordinates and implements recovery actions for the June sucker. References http www.junesuckerrecovery.org June Sucker Recovery Implementaion Program http ecos.fws.gov species profile servlet gov.doi.species profile.servlets.SpeciesProfile?spcode E050 Species Profile for June sucker . US Fish & Wildlife Service. http dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov rsgis2 Search Display.asp?FlNm chaslior June sucker Utah Conservation Data Center . http www.mitigationcommission.gov native native sucker.html June Sucker Utah Reclamation ... thesis 20defense 20slides.html Geographic patterns of genetic variation in Utah sucker . Utah sucker genetics . Category Catostomidae Category Fauna of the United States Category Fish ... more details
dablink For the song Sucker Bet by Modest Mouse, see Sad Sappy Sucker A sucker bet is a term used to describe a gambling wager in which your expected return is significantly lower than your wager s including parlays One bet ticket written with at least two wagers all must win for the ticket to cash . teaser A sucker wager that allows bettors to add and subtract points from posted odds. exotic Any wager other than a straight bet or parlay also referred to as a proposition or prop . For example, the chances of correctly guessing the order of the final 3 cards of Faro card game Faro is usually 1 in 6, yet the bet only pays 4 1 or 5 1. Taking insurance in Blackjack is also often considered a sucker bet. Sucker bets are often created to lure inexperienced players into betting against large odds, blinded by the offer of fast money &mdash hence the name sucker bet . Sources http members.cox.net mathmistakes glossary1.htm Glossary of Mathematical Mistakes Category Wagering Category Game theory ... more details
Taxobox status EN status system IUCN2.3 image Chasmistes brevirostris.gif name Shortnose sucker regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Cypriniformes familia Catostomidae genus Chasmistes species C. brevirostris binomial Chasmistes brevirostris binomial authority Cope, 1879 The shortnose sucker , Chasmistes brevirostris , is a member of the family biology family Catostomidae . External links http genome lab.ucdavis.edu Projects suckers.htm Sucker information Category Catostomidae Catostomidae stub ca Chasmistes brevirostris es Chasmistes brevirostris sr Chasmistes brevirostris ... more details
Taxobox name White Sucker fossil range Early Pleistocene to Recent image white sucker.gif image width 250px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Cypriniformes familia Catostomidae genus Catostomus species C. commersonii binomial Catostomus commersonii binomial authority Bernard Germain de Lac p de Lac p de , 1803 The White Sucker Catostomus commersonii is a bottom feeding freshwater fish inhabiting North America from Labrador in the north to Georgia U.S. state Georgia and New Mexico in the south. It is a long, round bodied fish with a dark green, grey, copper, brown, or black back and sides and a light underbelly. When fullgrown, it is between 12 and 20 inches long and weighs between 2 and 6 lb. It will eat almost anything it can, but most commonly small invertebrate s and plant matter. Larger predatory fish species such as walleye , trout , bass fish bass , northern pike , catfish , muskellunge , and sauger prey on the white sucker. A very common fish, the white sucker is usually not fished for food, though some consider it good to eat. It is most often used as bait fish bait the young are sold as sucker minnows. When it is eaten by humans, it is usually processed and sold under the name of mullet fish mullet . Other common names for the white sucker include bay fish, brook sucker, common sucker, and mullet. The white sucker is often confused with the longnose sucker , Catostomus catostomus , since they look very similar. File White Sucker, Catostomus commersonii.jpg left thumb 250px White Sucker, Catostomus commersonii . Fossil record Fossils of this fish in the United States occur as early as the Early Pleistocene 1.8 million years ago http paleodb.org cgi bin bridge.pl?action checkTaxonInfo&taxon no 83688&is real user 1 . References ITIS id 553273 taxon Catostomus commersonii accessdate 17 June 2006 FishBase species genus Catostomus species commersonii year 2006 month 06 External links cite web url http www.sciencedaily.com releases ... more details
Sucker catfish may refer to Members of Loricariidae , a family of catfishes with a suckermouth . Members of Sisoridae , a family of catfishes that may have an adhesive apparatus on their thorax or on paired fins. disambig Category Siluriformes Category Fish common names ... more details
Infobox television show name Sucker Free image Image Sucker Free on MTV.jpg caption The opening logo of the series format Music Videos Music Video Series runtime Tuesdays Fridays 8 30AM 9AM, Sundays 11AM 1 30PM and 11PM 1 30AM starring DJ Envy country United States network MTV2 website http www.mtv.com ontv dyn sf series.jhtml Sucker Free , known as Sucker Free Daily on weekdays and then Sucker Free Countdown on Sundays, is MTV2 s sole hip hop video block. Previously, Sucker Free aired weekdays for one hour, then eventually sporadically until the week leading to 2 28 2010. Sucker Free Countdown , its 2 hour top 20 countdown, airs Sundays at 11AM ET PT and 11PM ET PT. Sucker Free originated from a block branding of hip hop videos on MTV2 Sundays called Sucker Free Sundays in 2002, and eventually became the branding of MTV s main hip hop program weekdays from 2006 until 2008. History Sucker ... robust in comparison to Sucker Free . From its start, it was marketed and produced almost ... as 6 30AM before the program s end in 2008. A limited archive of Sucker Free Countdown can be seen on Sucker Free s web site on MTV.com. In April 2008, the show became a subject of criticism by the Parents Television Council , whose research report The Rap on Rap claimed that Sucker Free and Black ... TRANSCRIPTS 0806 26 ltm.01.html American Morning . CNN June 26, 2008. ref Sucker Free ... Sucker Free News report, it will showcase the latest in fashion, cars, technology in our On Some ..., Sucker Free Countdown is hosted by DJ Envy. As of 6 27 10, Sucker Free Countdown expanded to 2.5 hours and now returned as a top 20 video countdown. As of 3 22 11, Sucker Free Daily moved to 8 30AM ET PT Tuesdays Fridays. Spin Off for MTV Tres Sucker Free Latino debuted in 2006 on the Latino oriented ... up. References reflist External links imdb title 0318878 Sucker Free Music based programs on MTV Category MTV television series Category Hip hop television pt Sucker Free ... more details
Sucker hole is a colloquial term referring to a short spate of good weather that suckers sailor s into leaving port just in time for a storm to resume at full force. It can also refer to breaks in cloud cover, which lead astronomers into trying to make observations, only to have the cloud close in again. External links http www.komotv.com news printstory.asp?id 27206 What Is A Sucker Hole? by Steve Pool, September 18, 2003. Category Water transport Category Weather ... more details
wikt about the fighting move the 2011 film Sucker Punch film other uses Sucker punch disambiguation A sucker punch is a blow made without warning, allowing no time for preparation or defense on the part of the recipient. It is usually delivered from close range or from behind. A sucker punch thrown outside of the rules of boxing is illegal. For example, when James Butler boxer James Butler knocked Richard Grant boxer Richard Grant unconscious after losing a fight to him on points, his license was suspended. ref citation url http www.villagevoice.com 2001 12 04 news anatomy of a sucker punch title The Anatomy of a Sucker Punch publisher Village Voice author Mitch Abramson date 4 December 2001 ref Because sucker punches come unexpectedly, people at risk of such blows must be alert to the proximity of potential opponents. ref citation url http books.google.com ?id KwjtqbXTLqwC pages 165 title The Way of Kata author Lawrence A. Kane, Kris Wilder isbn 9781594390586 year 2005 chapter Physics, physiology and other considerations ref Street fighting The sucker punch is a common street fighting technique. Experts may feign fear or friendliness to put their opponent off guard or approach him from the side or rear to deliver a surprise blow. To guard against this, fighters may place their backs against a wall or issue an ultimatum against any close approach. ref citation url http books.google.com ?id KuPycQ4u0L8C pages 221 222 title Mastering Jujitsu author Renzo Gracie, John Danaher isbn 9780736044042 year 2003 ref References reflist Category Punches combat crime stub martial arts stub ... more details
A sucker list is a list of people who have previously been successfully solicited for something. ref name sl http business.timesonline.co.uk article 0,,9558 1477086,00.html Q&A how to avoid becoming a sucker Times Online ref The major areas of sucker lists are solicitation of donation s and fraud . An early example of sucker lists made public is given in the November 18, 1929 issue of Time Magazine ref http www.time.com time magazine article 0,9171,738035,00.html Sucker List , an article from the November 18, 1929 issue of Time Magazine ref in an article about the United States Senate probing into one lobbyist . People who become victims of, for example, a telemarketing fraud, often are placed on a sucker list. Sucker lists, which include names, addresses, phone numbers, and other information, are created, bought, and sold by some fraudulent telemarketers. They are considered invaluable because dishonest promoters know that consumers who have been tricked once are likely to be tricked again via the reloading scam reloading . ref name ftc rl http www.ftc.gov bcp conline pubs tmarkg reload.htm Reloading Scams Double Trouble for Consumers ref As a result, these persons became flooded with letters, e mails and phone calls with various lottery wins, investment plans, get rich quick schemes and work at home scheme work from home offers. ref name sl The consequences for the victims may be devastating, ranging from further loss of their money, and at worst, being forced to change their identity and even suicide . Yet another usage was described in the movie Sucker List , a part of the 1941 United States series Crime Does Not Pay . The subject of the movie is fraudulent racetrack tout s, who, in particular, used to call people known to be in deep debt and give them false tips. Fact date April 2008 See also Trigger list References reflist Scams and confidence tricks Category Confidence tricks ... more details
Infobox River river name Sucker River image name image size caption origin Michigan mouth basin countries United States length elevation mouth elevation discharge watershed The Sucker River is a river in Michigan . See also List of rivers of Michigan References http waterdata.usgs.gov mi nwis current ?type flow Michigan Streamflow Data from the USGS Michigan geo stub Category Rivers of Michigan coord missing Michigan ... more details
Taxobox name Bridgelip Sucker regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Cypriniformes familia Catostomidae genus Catostomus species C. columbianus binomial Catostomus columbianus binomial authority Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1893 ref fishbase Catostomus columbianus ref Bridgelip Sucker Catostomus columbianus is a fish in the family Catostomidae . References reflist Category Catostomus Catostomidae stub ca Catostomus columbianus es Catostomus columbianus ... more details
Taxobox name Owens Sucker regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Cypriniformes familia Catostomidae genus Catostomus species C. fumeiventris binomial Catostomus fumeiventris binomial authority Miller, 1973 ref fishbase Catostomus fumeiventris ref Owens Sucker Catostomus fumeiventris is a fish in the family Catostomidae . References reflist Category Catostomus Catostomidae stub ca Catostomus fumeiventris es Catostomus fumeiventris ... more details
Taxobox name Sucker Barb image Barbichthys laevis.jpg regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Cypriniformes familia Cyprinidae genus Barbichthys species B. laevis binomial Barbichthys laevis binomial authority Valenciennes, 1842 The sucker barb Barbichthys laevis is a species of ray finned fish in the genus Barbichthys . Footnotes fishbase Barbichthys laevis Category Barbichthys Cyprinidae stub ca Barbichthys laevis es Barbichthys laevis ... more details
Taxobox name Desert sucker image Desert Sucker.JPG image width 240px image caption Desert Sucker, Castostomus clarkii status LR nt status system IUCN2.3 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Cypriniformes subordo Cobitoidea familia Catostomidae genus Catostomus subgenus Pantosteus species C. clarkii binomial Catostomus clarkii binomial authority Spencer Fullerton Baird Baird & Charles Fr d ric Girard Girard , 1854 Catostomus clarki , the Desert Sucker or Gila Mountain Sucker is a fresh water freshwater species of fish in the Catostomidae sucker family that lives in the Great Basin and the Colorado River Colorado River Basin . Description Desert suckers are bi colored ... large. The dorsal fin of the desert sucker has 10 to 11 rays. The adult lengths ... h f fish desert sucker.shtml Desert Sucker Arizona Game & Fish ref Their weight ranges from convert 4 to 65 oz . Distribution The desert sucker is found in Nevada, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico ... Baird and Girard desert sucker Distribution The Fishes of New Mexico University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, page 207, ISBN ISBN 0 8263 1179 2 ref The desert sucker occurs in the lower .... The total range area of the desert sucker is estimated at Convert 128000 km2 sqmi 3 abbr on . ref Pyron ... subspecies have been identified the White River Desert Sucker, Catostomus clarkii intermedius ref ... ref sometimes known as White River Mountain Sucker, Pantosteus intermedius , ref name Clarkson Clarkson and Minckley 1988 ref Virgin River Desert Sucker, Catostomus clarkii utahensis , ref name DFC ref http www.mojavemax.com eguide FISH evaluation dsucker.htm Desert sucker Catostomus clarkii utahensis Mojave Max ref and the Meadow Valley Wash Desert Sucker, Catostomus clarkii unnamed . ref name ... D. and Sublette, Mary 1990 Catostomus Pantosteus clarki Baird and Girard desert sucker The Fishes ... as search term. DEFAULTSORT Sucker, Desert Category Catostomus Category Fish of North America Category ... more details
Taxobox name Utah Sucker regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Cypriniformes familia Catostomidae genus Catostomus species C. ardens binomial Catostomus ardens binomial authority David Starr Jordan Jordan & Charles Henry Gilbert Gilbert , 1881 The Utah Sucker , Catostomus ardens , is a sucker of the family biology family Catostomidae found in the upper Snake River and the Lake Bonneville areas of western North America . This is a large fish that can grow up to 65 centimetre cm in length. Relatively elongate for a sucker, the dorsum back area between the head and dorsal fin is somewhat elevated. The mouth is entirely under the snout, with thick lips, of which the upper lip has eight rows of coarse wiktionary Papilla papilla e, the second and third rows from the inside being significantly larger. Color is generally blackish above, with a faint pattern of blotches or spots, a narrow rosy band on the anterior part of each side, while the underside is white. The long anal fin is placed well back, the tip reaching as far back as the base of the caudal fin . The anal fin has 7 rays, while the dorsal has 13 rays. Recent genetic studies have revealed deep, but morphologically cryptic, population subdivision 4.5 sequence divergence between drainages of the ancient Snake River and the Bonneville Basin. It lives in a variety of habitats in its range, being found in lakes, rivers, and streams, in warm or cold water, and over substrates of silt, sand, gravel, or rocks, preferably in the vicinity of vegetation. Some populations are in decline due to anthropogenic factors, including habitat destruction, water flow diversion, migration barriers, chemical pollutants ... observed that this sucker occurs in Utah Lake in numbers which are simply enormous the population seems ..., with Catostomus ardens in Utah Lake being confused with the June sucker , Chasmistes liorus ... patterns of genetic variation in Utah sucker . Utah sucker genetics . DEFAULTSORT Sucker, Utah ... more details
Taxobox name Warner Sucker status VU status system IUCN2.3 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Cypriniformes familia Catostomidae genus Catostomus species C. warnerensis binomial Catostomus warnerensis binomial authority Snyder, 1908 The Warner Sucker Catostomus warnerensis is a species of ray finned fish in the Catostomidae family. It is found only in the United States . Source Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 4051 all Catostomus warnerensis . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007. fishbase Catostomus warnerensis Category Catostomus Catostomidae stub ca Catostomus warnerensis es Catostomus warnerensis pt Catostomus warnerensis sr Catostomus warnerensis vi Warner Sucker ... more details
Taxobox name Blackfin Sucker status LR lc status system IUCN2.3 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Cypriniformes familia Catostomidae genus Thoburnia species T. atripinnis binomial Thoburnia atripinnis binomial authority Bailey, 1959 synonyms The Blackfin Sucker Thoburnia atripinnis is a species of ray finned fish in the Catostomidae family. It is found only in the United States in the headwaters of the Barren River system in south central Kentucky. References World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 13914 all Moxostoma atripinne . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007. Category Moxostoma Catostomidae stub ca Thoburnia atripinnis es Thoburnia atripinnis vi Blackfin Sucker ... more details
Taxobox name Rustyside Sucker status LR nt status system IUCN2.3 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Cypriniformes familia Catostomidae genus Moxostoma species M. hamiltoni binomial Moxostoma hamiltoni binomial authority Raney & Lachner, 1946 The Rustyside Sucker Moxostoma hamiltoni is a species of ray finned fish in the Catostomidae family. It is found only in the United States . Source World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 13916 all Moxostoma hamiltoni . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007. Category Moxostoma Catostomidae stub ca Thoburnia hamiltoni es Thoburnia hamiltoni pt Moxostoma hamiltoni vi Rustyside Sucker ... more details
Taxobox name Harelip Sucker status EX status system IUCN2.3 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Cypriniformes familia Catostomidae genus Moxostoma species M. lacerum binomial Moxostoma lacerum binomial authority David Starr Jordan Jordan & Brayton, 1877 synonyms Lagochila lacera Jordan & Brayton, 1877 78 The Harelip Sucker Moxostoma lacerum was a species of ray finned fish in the Catostomidae family. It was found only in the United States . Source World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 39291 all Moxostoma lacerum . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007. Category Moxostoma Catostomidae stub ca Moxostoma lacerum es Moxostoma lacerum pt Moxostoma lacerum vi Harelip Sucker ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2006 Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Sucker And Dry Type EP Artist Cursive band Cursive Cover Released 1997 Recorded Genre indie rock Length 10 25 Label Zero Hour Producer Reviews Last album The Disruption br 1996 This album Sucker And Dry br 1997 Next album Such Blinding Stars For Starving Eyes br 1998 Sucker And Dry was the second 7 to be released by the American indie rock band Cursive band Cursive . It was released in 1997. The only format it was available in was 7 . Most of the songs were later put on the compilation, The Difference Between Houses and Homes in 2005. Track listing Sucker And Dry 3 01 And The Bit Just Chokes Them 4 50 Personnel Tim Kasher Singing vocals , guitar Steve Pedersen guitar Matt Maginn Bass guitar bass Clint Schnase Drum kit drums Cursive band Category Cursive songs Category 1997 EPs ... more details
Taxobox name Blue sucker status LR nt status system IUCN2.3 image Bluesuckerusgs.jpg image width 250px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Cypriniformes subordo Cobitoidea familia Catostomidae genus Cycleptus species C. elongatus binomial Cycleptus elongatus binomial authority Charles Alexandre Lesueur Lesueur , 1817 The blue sucker , Cycleptus elongatus , is a freshwater species of fish in the Catostomidae sucker family. Color is variable, from light steel gray to almost black. The fish is streamlined, with a pointed head and a subterminal mouth. Huge migrations of these fast, powerful fish once migrated throughout the Mississippi River basin, and spring harvests of blue sucker were a staple food for early pioneers. Blue suckers are very rare today, thought to be due to the segmentation of habitat caused by the thousands of dams which have been built in the last century. Blues frequent the thalweg of large river systems, in heavy current. Early records indicate that this fish once reached weights of over 40 lb, although 15 pounders are quite rare today. Blue suckers eat aquatic insect larva e, crustaceans , plant materials and algae . References IUCN2006 assessors Gimenez Dixon year 1996 id 6006 title Cycleptus elongatus downloaded 11 May 2006 FishBase species genus Cycleptus species elongatus year 2005 month November http www.natureserve.org explorer servlet NatureServe?searchName CYCLEPTUS ELONGATUS NatureServe Cycleptus elongatus http www.gen.umn.edu research fish fishes blue sucker.html Fishes of Minnesota Blue sucker http www.roughfish.com content view 44 128 roughfish.com Blue sucker Category Catostomidae Category Fish of North America ca Cycleptus elongatus es Cycleptus elongatus sr Cycleptus elongatus ... more details
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