Alabama hog sucker

The Alabama hog sucker lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

* Alabama Hog Sucker in Alabama Found in the Mobile and Chattahoochee basins, the Alabama hog sucker has a large, rectangular head that is flat or slightly concave between the eyes. More

Characteristics: The Alabama hog sucker has a large, rectangular head that is slightly concave between the eyes. The dorsal fin usually has 10 soft rays. A large mouth with many prominent papillae is located just beneath the snout. More

The Alabama hog sucker has nine to 11 (usually 10) dorsal rays, a flat or only slightly concave area between the eyes, and light to dark charcoal body colors with distinctly light to bright orange fins. More

They can be distinguished from the Alabama Hog Sucker by a couple of characteristics. The dorsal fin will have 11 soft rays and no spines and the head will be concave a bit between the eyes. More

Common names

Alabama hog sucker in English
Alabama-klippesugekarpe in Danish (dansk)
亚拉巴马黑猪鱼(叶唇亚口鱼) in Mandarin Chinese
亞拉巴馬黑豬魚(葉唇亞口魚) in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Catostomidae
Genus : Hypentelium
Species : Hypentelium etowanum
Authority : Jordan, 1877