Lost River sucker

The Lost River Sucker is a species of ray-finned fish in the Catostomidae family.

The Lost River sucker lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

The Lost River sucker is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Lost River sucker is a large fish found in the freshwater ecosystems of California and Oregon. It is a long-lived fish, sometimes reaching an age of 40 years or more. Its primary home is in lakes, but it migrates to rivers and streams to breed. More

16(a), the Lost River Sucker remains listed as endangered. Plaintiffs filed this suit alleging a claim for arbitrary and capricious agency action under the APA, 5 U.S.C. More

are limited, and in some lakes Lost River suckers are only found at the mouth of inflowing rivers. Suckers begin dying when dissolved oxygen levels drop below 1.58 mg/l, the pH exceeds 10, and when water temperatures exceed 31-32 More

Klamath smallscale and Lost River suckers were genetically distinct from each other and from shortnose and Klamath largescale suckers. More

* States/US Territories in which the Lost River sucker is known to occur: California , Oregon * USFWS Refuges in which the Lost River sucker is known to occur: CLEAR LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , TULE LAKE NATIONAL More

The Lost River Sucker (Deltistes luxatus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Catostomidae family. It is the only living member of the genus Deltistes. It is found only in the United States. More

The shortnose and Lost River suckers were once among the most abundant lake-dwelling fish in this system. Large-scale degradation of the Klamath River ecosystem, though, caused these species to decline rapidly in the 1960 More

status of shortnose suckers and Lost River suckers in the Lost River/Clear Lake watershed were in error. Surveys performed just after the sucker listing found substantial populations of suckers in Clear Lake (reported as "common") exhibiting a biologically desirable diverse age distribution. More

Evaluate causes for the decline of the shortnose and Lost River suckers in Klamath Lake, Oregon Evaluate causes for the decline of the shortnose and Lost River suckers in Klamath Lake, Oregon Catostomidae - Oregon - Klamath Lake; Catostomus; Chasmistes; Fishes - Oregon - Klamath Lake More

The Lost River sucker was federally listed as endangered in 1988. A recovery plan was published in 1993. More

observed for the lakeshore-spawning Lost River sucker subpopulation in 2002 and for the river spawning subpopulation in 2001. Shortnose suckers experienced high mortality in 2001 and 2004. More

The Lost River sucker and shortnose sucker are two fishes that naturally occur only in the Klamath Basin of southern Oregon and northern California. They are long-lived species, reaching ages of over 30 years. More

A biologist displays a female Lost River sucker captured at Sucker Spring, Upper Klamath Lake. This fish has been recaptured several times during monitoring efforts and is likely 30-35 years old. A biologist displays a female Lost River sucker captured at Sucker Spring, Upper Klamath Lake. More

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Lost River sucker potentially occurs in these Oregon counties: Klamath (Map may reflect historical as well as recent sightings) - The Lost River sucker was federally listed as endangered in 1988. A recovery plan was published in 1993. More

Lost River suckers can live 43 years. The survival of young fish in Upper Klamath Lake is a concern. Research also indicates that larval and juvenile suckers are dependent on the presence of wetland vegetation for survival, Buettner said. More

The Lost River sucker, can reach 39 inches long and can live at least 45 years. The shortnose sucker can reach 20 inches in length and live as long as 33 years. More

Age 0 shortnose and Lost River Suckers in Upper Klamath Lake - 1999 Annual Report . More

Recent: Lost River suckers have been found as far downstream in the Klamath River as Copco Reservoir (Beak 1987) and probably to Iron Gate Reservoir (Maria pers. comm. cited in USFWS 1993). More

Lost River sucker "ascends the streams in thousands in the spring, and is taken and dried in great numbers by the Klamath and Modoc Indians", and he noted in 1884 that Upper Klamath Lake sustained "a great population of fishes". C. H. More

Common names

Lost River sucker in English
三角亚口鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
三角亞口魚 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Catostomidae
Genus : Deltistes
Species : Deltistes luxatus
Authority : Cope, 1879