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river carpsucker

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noun

  1. a carpsucker, Carpiodes carpio, found in silty rivers of the central U.S. south to Mexico.


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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

Examination of the gonads of river carpsucker in summer, 1957, indicated that spawning occurred in late July.

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

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 James Everett Deacon

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 W. L. Minckley

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

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