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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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The river carpsucker occurred at stations scattered throughout the drainage, except in the smallest creeks.

From Fishes of the Wakarusa River in Kansas by Deacon, James E.

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

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.

Age and growth of river carpsucker in Des Moines River, Iowa.

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

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 Minckley, W. L.

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