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27 August 2019 Observations on Habitat Use of Age-0 Rio Grande Blue Sucker (Cycleptus sp. cf. elongatus)
Stephanie D. George, Amanda K. Pinion, Kevin W. Conway, Thomas C. Heard, Joshuah S. Perkin
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Abstract

During April 2018, we collected 23 age-0 (33–55 mm total length) Rio Grande Blue Sucker (Cycleptus sp. cf. elongatus) from 3 locations in the Rio Grande near the confluence with the Rio Conchos where the species is rarely reported. Age-0 Rio Grande Blue Suckers occurred in habitats ranging from 6 to 81 cm deep, with current velocities ranging from 0 to 1.03 m/s over silt, sand, gravel, cobble, and bedrock substrates. There was limited evidence for greater detection in slower-velocity habitats with bedrock, silt, and sand substrates, but the habitats we sampled were not unique from habitats sampled in a previous year-round study reporting only a single individual. We conclude that our sampling occurred shortly after successful recruitment, and that age-0 Rio Grande Blue Suckers use a wide variety of habitats.

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Stephanie D. George, Amanda K. Pinion, Kevin W. Conway, Thomas C. Heard, and Joshuah S. Perkin "Observations on Habitat Use of Age-0 Rio Grande Blue Sucker (Cycleptus sp. cf. elongatus)," Western North American Naturalist 79(3), 463-469, (27 August 2019). https://doi.org/10.3398/064.079.0315
Received: 20 January 2019; Accepted: 18 April 2019; Published: 27 August 2019
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