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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 Deacon, James Everett

These, in order of abundance were: channel catfish; carp; freshwater drum; flathead catfish; shovelnose sturgeon; smallmouth buffalo; and river carpsucker.

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

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 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

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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