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Name: |
River Carpsucker |
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Other Common
Names: |
Carpsucker, white carp, quillback, silvery carp, northern carpsucker |
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Scientific Name: |
Carpiodes carpio |
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Length: |
Average length 12-16 inches |
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Identification: |
Back is brownish-olive in color with silvery sides fading to whitish belly, scales large, nipple-like extension on lower lip. |
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Photo Courtesy of |
Konrad Schmidt - James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History |
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Text Courtesy of: |
Iowa Department of Natural Resources Iowa Fish and Fishing by James R. Harlan and Everett B.
Speaker with James Mayhew; color illustrations by Maynard F. Reece Fishes of Wisconsin by George C. Becker |