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Erimyzon sucetta

(Lacepède, 1803)

Lake Chubsucker

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Very high - highThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.104017
Element CodeAFCJC05020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderCypriniformes
FamilyCatostomidae
GenusErimyzon
Other Common Names
Sucet de lac (FR)
Concept Reference
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott. 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 20. 183 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Two subspecies formerly were recognized, but most authors have regarded this species as monotypic (Lee et al. 1980).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2011-12-01
Change Date2001-08-17
Edition Date2011-12-01
Edition AuthorsDirrigl, F., Jr., and G. Hammerson (2011)
Threat ImpactVery high - high
Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 to >300
Rank Reasons
Fairly large range primarily in the southeastern U.S. and southern Great Lakes states; populations have been reduced or eliminated in some areas due to habitat alteration (e.g., siltation) caused by agricultural practices; secure throughout at least 50% of the range.
Range Extent Comments
Range includes the North American Atlantic Slope from southeastern Virginia to southern Florida, and Gulf Slope drainages from southern Florida (Charlotte Harbor) to the Brazos River, Texas; Great Lakes and Mississippi River basin lowlands from southern Ontario to Wisconsin and south to the Gulf; sporadic in the north, common on the lower Coastal Plain (Page and Burr 2011).
Occurrences Comments
Lee et al. (1980) mapped hundreds of collection sites that represent at least 100 distinct occurrences. Likely there are at least 100 extant occurrences. Trautman (1981) mapped 6 collection sites in Ohio for the period 1955-1980. Smith (1979) mapped about two dozen post-1950 collection sites in Illinois; these encompassed about 6 distinct clusters of sites. Burr and Warren (1986) mapped 16 collection sites in Kentucky; these represent perhaps 14 distinct occurrences.
Threat Impact Comments
Populations apparently have declined in areas subject to siltation (Lee et al. 1980). In Tennessee, this species is perhaps extirpated from many habitats altered by agricultural practices (Etnier and Starnes 1993). Almost certainly it was more abundant in the Lowlands region of southeastern Missouri before that region was ditched and drained (Pflieger 1997). A decline in abundance in Arkansas likely has occurred due to large-scale clearing of land throughout the Delta region (Robison and Buchanan 1988). Threats in Canada include siltation and drainage of limited habitat (Mandrak and Crossman 1996). Burr and Warren (1986) recommended a status of "threatened" in Kentucky and implied that water acidification from mining was a threat (Burr and Warren 1986:366).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Habitat includes ponds, lakes, oxbows, sloughs, swamps, impoundments, quiet pools of creeks and small rivers, and similar waters of little or no flow that are clear and have bottoms of sand or silt mixed with organic debris; aquatic vegetation usually is present (Lee et al. 1980, Page and Burr 1991). Eggs are broadcast over beds of vegetation or in gravelly area cleared by male (Scott and Crossman 1973). Spawning occurs usually over gravel in streams or in still water over vegetation (Etnier and Starnes 1993).

Reproduction

Spawns in spring and early summer; eggs hatch in about a week; sexually mature at age III (Becker 1983). Lives up to 5-6 years (Etnier and Starnes 1993).
Palustrine Habitats
SCRUB-SHRUB WETLANDFORESTED WETLAND
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN2
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS2Yes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
FloridaSNRYes
North CarolinaS3Yes
NebraskaSNANo
ArkansasS3Yes
PennsylvaniaSXYes
WisconsinS3Yes
IllinoisS2Yes
LouisianaS5Yes
MissouriS2Yes
MichiganS2Yes
South CarolinaS4Yes
MississippiS5Yes
OhioS2Yes
TennesseeS3Yes
New YorkSHYes
VirginiaS2Yes
OklahomaS3Yes
GeorgiaS5Yes
IowaSXYes
IndianaS3Yes
TexasS3Yes
KentuckyS2Yes
AlabamaS5Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
7 - Natural system modifications———
7.2 - Dams & water management/use———
9 - Pollution———
9.2 - Industrial & military effluents———
9.3 - Agricultural & forestry effluents———

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Roadless Areas (1)
Florida (1)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
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