| Name: | Longnose Sucker |
| Water Type: | freshwater |
| Latin Name: | catastomus catastomus |
| Common Names: | Longnose Sucker, White Sucker, Red Sucker, Northern Sucker, Sturgeon Sucker. |
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| Description: | These fish inhabit cold clear waters in northern USA, such as the Great Lakes, and are one of the two species of sucker in Asia. These bottom-feeding fish are usually 15-25 inches long and between 1 and 2 pounds. They eat aquatic plants and small invertibrets. They are fished for sport and food and are used as bait for larger fish such as northern pike, muskellunge, burbot, and walleye.
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| Last Edited By: | shawn123 on 09/04/11 11:48 AM |