carpsucker
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of carpsucker
Example Sentences
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Age and growth of river carpsucker in Des Moines River, Iowa.
From Fishes of the Big Blue River Basin, Kansas by Minckley, W. L.
The blue sucker, high-finned carpsucker, gravel chub, mountain minnow, and parrot minnow normally occur in the larger streams in Kansas.
From Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas by Deacon, James Everett
The river carpsucker, golden redhorse, red shiner, fat-headed minnow, stoneroller, stonecat, and slender-headed darter also increased in abundance between 1957 and 1959.
From Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas by Deacon, James Everett
River carpsucker feed on the bottom but seem partly pelagic in habit.
From Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas by Deacon, James Everett
The habitat of this species closely approximated that of the river carpsucker; however, carp were more often taken in moderate to swift water than were C. c. carpio.
From Fishes of the Big Blue River Basin, Kansas by Minckley, W. L.
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