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The blue sucker (Cycleptus elongatus) is a long-lived freshwater species of fish in the sucker family that is of conservation concern. The species has an average weight of and an average length of. The record length has been recorded at, and individuals have been documented beyond 40 years of age.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 23 relations: Algae, Catostomidae, Charles Alexandre Lesueur, Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, Crustacean, Dorsal fin, Fish fin, Jet (gemstone), Larva, Lateral line, Latin, Minnesota, Mississippi River, Missouri River, Montana, North Dakota, Rio Grande, Sabine River (Texas–Louisiana), South Dakota, Species, Thalweg, Water pollution, Wisconsin.

  2. Catostomidae
  3. Fish described in 1817

Algae

Algae (alga) are any of a large and diverse group of photosynthetic, eukaryotic organisms.

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Catostomidae

The Catostomidae are the suckers of the order Cypriniformes, with about 78 species in this family of freshwater fishes. Blue sucker and Catostomidae are fish of North America.

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Charles Alexandre Lesueur

Charles Alexandre Lesueur (1 January 1778 in Le Havre – 12 December 1846 in Le Havre) was a French naturalist, artist, and explorer.

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Constantine Samuel Rafinesque

Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (22 October 178318 September 1840) was a French early 19th-century polymath born near Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire and self-educated in France.

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Crustacean

Crustaceans are a group of arthropods that are a part of the subphylum Crustacea, a large, diverse group of mainly aquatic arthropods including decapods (shrimps, prawns, crabs, lobsters and crayfish), seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, opossum shrimps, amphipods and mantis shrimp.

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Dorsal fin

A dorsal fin is a fin located on the back of most marine and freshwater vertebrates within various taxa of the animal kingdom.

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Fish fin

Fins are moving appendages protruding from the body of fish that interact with water to generate thrust and help the fish swim.

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Jet (gemstone)

Jet is a type of lignite, the lowest rank of coal, and is a gemstone.

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Larva

A larva (larvae) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage.

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Lateral line

The lateral line, also called the lateral line organ (LLO), is a system of sensory organs found in fish, used to detect movement, vibration, and pressure gradients in the surrounding water.

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Latin

Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Minnesota

Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States.

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Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is the primary river and second-longest river of the largest drainage basin in the United States.

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Missouri River

The Missouri River is a river in the Central and Mountain West regions of the United States.

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Montana

Montana is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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North Dakota

North Dakota is a landlocked U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux.

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Rio Grande

The Rio Grande in the United States or the Río Bravo (del Norte) in Mexico, also known as P’osoge in Tewa and Tó Ba’áadi in Navajo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the southwestern United States and in northern Mexico.

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Sabine River (Texas–Louisiana)

The Sabine River is a long riverU.S. Geological Survey.

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South Dakota

South Dakota (Sioux: Dakȟóta itókaga) is a landlocked state in the North Central region of the United States.

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Species

A species (species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction.

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Thalweg

In geography, hydrography, and fluvial geomorphology, a thalweg or talweg is the line or curve of lowest elevation within a valley or watercourse.

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Water pollution

Water pollution (or aquatic pollution) is the contamination of water bodies, with a negative impact on their uses.

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States.

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See also

Catostomidae

Fish described in 1817

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_sucker

Also known as Cycleptus elongatus, Sockerel.