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carpsucker

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[kahrp-suhk-er] / ˈkɑrpˌsʌk ər /

noun

  1. any of several freshwater suckers of the genus Carpiodes, as the quillback and the river carpsucker.


Etymology

Origin of carpsucker

carp 2 + sucker


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The highfin carpsucker was not taken in my survey.

From Fishes of the Big Blue River Basin, Kansas by W. L. Minckley

Length-frequency of river carpsucker in the Neosho River, 1958 and 1959.

From Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas by James Everett Deacon

The river carpsucker occurred at most stations on the larger streams, and in many of the smaller tributaries.

From Fishes of the Big Blue River Basin, Kansas by W. L. Minckley

This represents the first record known to me of the plains carpsucker from Kansas.

From Fishes of the Big Blue River Basin, Kansas by W. L. Minckley

In these areas, young-of-the-year carpsucker were often the most abundant fish.

From Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas by James Everett Deacon

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