Minytrema melanops

Minytrema melanops
Spotted Sucker – Minytrema melanops

Minytrema melanops

FamilyScientific NameAuthorYearCommon Name
CatostomidaeMinytrema melanops(Rafinesque)1820Spotted Sucker

Unique Characters: Lateral line absent. In adult each scale with a dark spot at the base, forming longitudinal stripes.

Eastern Creek Chubsucker Erimyzon oblongus

Lake Chubsucker
Erimyzon sucetta

Moxostoma species

Erimyzon oblongus
Eastern Creek Chubsucker – Erimyzon oblongus
Erimyzon sucetta
Lake Chubsucker – Erimyzon sucetta
Moxostoma sp. "Brassy" Jumprock
Moxostoma sp. “Brassy” Jumprock

Eastern Creek Chubsucker Erimyzon oblongus. Lateral line absent. Lateral line scales usually 40-45. Predorsal fin scale rows usually 14-16. Cylindrical body shape in cross section. Anterior Cylindrical body shape in cross section. Anterior tip of upper lip generally well below level of ventral rim of eye. Side with  single wide dark stripe in young, occasionally blotches in adult.

Lake Chubsucker Erimyzon sucetta. Lateral line absent. Lateral line scales usually 34-38. Predorsal fin scale rows usually 12 or 13. Laterally compressed body shape in cross section. Anterior tip of upper lip generally near the level of ventral rim of eye. Side with  single wide dark stripe in young, occasionally blotches in adult.

Moxostoma species. Lateral line present. Distinct rows of dark spots absent.

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