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Sacramento Sucker

Catostomus occidentalis

Description:

Bottom feeding fish. Dorsal fin is sits back closer to tail. Greenish brown back and sides and lighter underneath.

Habitat:

Can live in lakes, stream and low level water like estuaries and ponds.

Notes:

Spotted swimming with immature Large-mouth Bass and what looks like trout.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Jeff Dreier
Jeff Dreier 10 years ago
Sacramento sucker
Catostomus occidentalis California Fish Species - California Fish Website


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1 Comment

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

Thank you I just looked up the fish in Del Valle and yes they have been spotted there.

Jellis
Spotted by
Jellis

Hayward, Lake Del Valle State Recreational Area, USA

Spotted on Sep 8, 2013
Submitted on Sep 9, 2013

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