Species of fish
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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^ Lackmann, Alec R.; Andrews, Allen H.; Butler, Malcolm G.; Bielak-Lackmann, Ewelina S.; Clark, Mark E. (2019-05-23). "Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus sets freshwater teleost record as improved age analysis reveals centenarian longevity" . Communications Biology . 2 (1): 197. doi :10.1038/s42003-019-0452-0 . ISSN 2399-3642 . PMC 6533251 . PMID 31149641 .
^ Grabowski, Timothy B.; Young, Shawn P.; Isely, J. Jeffery; Ely, Patrick C. (December 2012). "Age, Growth, and Reproductive Biology of Three Catostomids From the Apalachicola River, Florida" . Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management . 3 (2): 223–237. doi :10.3996/012012-jfwm-008 . ISSN 1944-687X .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ Parker, Brian (1987). "Ecology of the quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus) of Dauphin Lake, Manitoba" .