1. Carostomidae the suckers
By: Richard Scott

2. Family Info.
Quillback, White Sucker, Northern Hog Sucker, River Redhorse, Shorthead Redhorse.
They are all food for other fish, when little
Catostomidae- inferior mouth
Suckers are moderate-sized, robust fish, with smooth-edged, or cycloid, scales.

3. Some sucker that are found in pa are – Quillback, white Sucker, Northern Hog sucker, river redhorse, shorthead redhorse.
Only the longnose sucker, bigmouth buffalo are endangered
The smallmouth buffalo, spotted sucker are threatened.
The river redhorse is considering being threatened.

4. 68 species found throughout North America’s fresh waters north of Mexico.
Only 18 found in PA but most are being question whether still exist here.
Some that are not in pa are –Lake chubsucker, creed chubsucker, blue sucker and many more

5. Quillback (carpiodes cyprinus)
They are silver, and have a dorsal fin that is long and stretching along the back nearly to the tail fin.
They can get to about 2 feet long and about 12 lbs.

6. Difference Dorsal fin is longer then rest of family
No nipple-like structure on lower lip
Nostril posterior to middle of mouth

7. Eric Ohio Susquehanna Delaware

8. Northern HogSucker (Hypentehum Nigricans)
Grow max 22in long and about 4 lbs
Not silver. back and upper part is brownish with dark mottling,
4 dark bars shaded lighter brown on the sides, mouth at the end of the snout of head.
Can usually be found near mouth of tributary steams were little water movement.

9. Difference
Dark saddle crosses back before dorsal fin
Well camouflaged

10. All water ways

11. River Redhorse (Moxostoma earinatum)
Candidate for threatened or endangered species status.
name from orange or reddish color of fins,
max in upper sides are copper, golden or greenish.
Bellies are silver to bronze. Color, size depends on breed of redhorse
Mouth at the end of their head

12. Difference Body large and thick Dorsal fin somewhat falcate
Upper lobe of caudal fin is much longer than lower lobe of most of the suckers

13. Ohio