Quillback

Quillback
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Catostomidae
Genus: Carpiodes
Species:
C. cyprinus
Binomial name
Carpiodes cyprinus
(Lesueur, 1817)
Synonyms
  • Catostomus cyprinus (Lesueur, 1817)

The quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus), also known as the quillback sucker, is a type of freshwater fish of the sucker family widely distributed throughout North America.[2] It is deeper-bodied than most suckers, leading to a fuller-bodied appearance. However, the quillback is not a carp. Quillback are catostomids, and like all catstomids, they do not have barbels around the mouth. The quillback is long-lived,[3] with age up to 30 years,[4] 44 years,[5] 49 years,[6] and 52 years[7] documented across different studies throughout North America.

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  5. ^ Lackmann, Alec R.; Bielak-Lackmann, Ewelina S.; Jacobson, Reed I.; Butler, Malcolm G.; Clark, Mark E. (2022-08-10). "Otolith allometry informs age and growth of long-lived Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 105 (8): 1051–1064. doi:10.1007/s10641-022-01315-8. ISSN 1573-5133. S2CID 251510855.
  6. ^ Woodling, John D.; Treble, Andrew; Brandt, Mandi M.; Lackmann, Alec R. (2024-05-21). "Otolith analysis reveals long-lived population demographics of quillback Carpiodes cyprinus and river carpsucker C. carpio in Colorado". Environmental Biology of Fishes. doi:10.1007/s10641-024-01557-8. ISSN 1573-5133.
  7. ^ Parker, Brian (1987). "Ecology of the quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus) of Dauphin Lake, Manitoba". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)