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The white sucker has coarser scales, the longnose has fine scales, but visually, with only one in hand, they are difficult to distinguish. ... In addition, white sucker females grow faster, get larger and live longer than males. Maximum life expectancy for white suckers appears to be 17 years; it can be as long as 22-24...
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www.mi.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10364_18958-45693--,00.html
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The white sucker is one of most common fish in Minnesota. It lives in streams and lakes throughout the state particularly in the northeast. It can live in water that is fairly polluted. It is grown in ponds and sold for bait.
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www.dnr.state.mn.us/snapshots/fish/whitesucker.html
www.dnr.state.mn.us/snapshots/fish/whitesucker.html
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Biology of the white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) in Manitoba. ... The white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) is one of the most common large fishes in our province. Weighing up to 2 kg or more, they are a good-sized fish, but are rarely taken by anglers and are even less well known to the general public.
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www.naturenorth.com/spring/creature/whsucker/Fwhsuck.ht...
www.naturenorth.com/spring/creature/whsucker/Fwhsuck.html
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Wisconsin Sea Grant's profile of the white sucker ... Though the meat is firm and good tasting, white sucker seldom appears on a restaurant menu -- perhaps because the name lacks market appeal.
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www.seagrant.wisc.edu/greatlakesfish/whitesucker.html
www.seagrant.wisc.edu/greatlakesfish/whitesucker.html
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White suckers have a long slender body with light brown colored sides and a white belly. They have a small sub-terminal (below straight forward pointing) mouth and smaller scales ... The white sucker is native to Ohio and can be found in every county in the state. They are the most common species of sucker found in Ohio.
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www.dnr.state.oh.us/LinkClick.aspx?link=6790&tabid=1793...
www.dnr.state.oh.us/LinkClick.aspx?link=6790&tabid=17930
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White Sucker; Catastomus commersoni ... Food; White Suckers feed at night. Adult diet consists of insect larvae, mollusks, and other invertebrates. ... White Suckers primarily spawn in the spring, usually early May to early June. Adults migrate from lakes into gravelly streams, when stream temperatures reach 100C.
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www.gov.nl.ca/env/wildlife/ourwldlife/animals/inlandfis...
www.gov.nl.ca/env/wildlife/ourwldlife/animals/inlandfish/whitesucker.htm
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The white sucker is one of the most common, yet underutilized fishes in North America. Many dyed-in-the-wool trouters have landed their “fish of a lifetime” only to find they have caught an average-sized sucker instead of that huge trout they were dreaming about.
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www.buckeyeflyfishers.com/Articles/white%20suckers/whit...
www.buckeyeflyfishers.com/Articles/white%20suckers/white_sucker.htm
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The white sucker has 55 to 85 lateral line scales, more than any other sucker in Alabama. ... Characteristics: The white sucker has 55 to 85 lateral line scales—more than any other catostomid species in Alabama. Scale size and location are also distinctive. On the front of the body, scales are distinctly smaller and...
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www.outdooralabama.com/fishing/freshwater/fish/other/su...
www.outdooralabama.com/fishing/freshwater/fish/other/sucker/white/
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Main reference ; ... Max length : 65.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 10294); common length : 40.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193); max. published weight: 2,940 g (Ref. 4699); max. reported age: 12 years (Ref. 12193) ... Image of Catostomus commersonii (White sucker)
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www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=2965
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