Zuni bluehead sucker

The Zuni bluehead sucker lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

Zuni Bluehead Sucker Spawns at the BioParks Rearing and Breeding Facility (RABF) Tue, 6/2/2009 - 7:48 PM By Terry Axline Albuquerque, NM - The Zuni bluehead sucker has spawned at the BioPark’s Rearing and Breeding Facility (RABF)! More

The two agencies collected adult and juvenile Zuni bluehead suckers in the spring of 2007. The fish population was separated by age, class and collection location. By April 2009, seventeen of the adult fish were placed in a system that closely resembled the sucker's wild habitat. More

tribal members search for the rare Zuni bluehead sucker in western New Mexico. More

management of the Zuni bluehead sucker and opportunities for all Americans to use this land within the Zuni Mountains to hike, hunt, and recreate. More

* Zuni Bluehead Sucker Monitoring and Conservation Efforts 2008 * Ecology of Blue Sucker and Gray Redhorse in the lower Pecos River 2000-2006 Federal Aid Reports * FW-17 R- 36-3 - Warm Water Fish More

Friday, June 05, 2009 8:54AMThe rare Zuni bluehead sucker is found only in western New Mexico. Photo by Robert Findlig/AP The rare Zuni bluehead sucker is found only in western New Mexico. More

The Zuni bluehead sucker, a colorful fish less than 8 inches long, is considered endangered by state wildlife officials and is a candidate for protection under the federal Endangered Species Act. The sucker's population has decreased by about 90 percent in the past two decades. It now numbers around 2,000. More

The Zuni bluehead sucker has been reduced to three small populations in a couple of remote canyons in western New Mexico. The colorful fish, less than eight inches long, is considered endangered by state wildlife officials. More

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