Wildlife

Mountain sucker

Catostomus platyrhyncus
Mountain sucker

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Habitat
Yellowstone River
Conservation
Apparently secure
First Observed
1806-07-16

Briefly described by Clark from the Yellowstone. Widespread in small western streams. Sometimes used as bait.

Journal References

8 journal entries mention Mountain sucker

Oct 16 1804
Lewis: October 16, 1804
...y took a small bird alive of the order of the ____ or goat suckers. it appeared to be passing into the dormant state. on the morning of the 18th the murcury was at ...
Jun 30 1805
Lewis: June 30, 1805
...r killed two today. There are a number of large bat or goatsucker here I killed one of them and found that there was no difference between them and those common to ...
Jul 18 1805
Lewis: July 18, 1805
... the seed have not yet arrived at maturity it is puting up suckers or young shoots from the same root and would seem therefore that those which are fully grown and ...
Aug 22 1805
Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — John Ordway: August 22, 1805
...ght 520 fine pan fish. 2 kinds of Trout & a kind resembling Suckers, we divided them with the Indians, gave them a meal of boiled corn & beans which was a great thing...
Apr 27 1806
Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit — John Ordway: April 27, 1806
...s, we get different kinds of roots and fresh Salmon trout & suckers &C. all these Savages are glad to See us and appear verry friendly.
Apr 29 1806
Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit — John Ordway: April 29, 1806
...le river where they catch large quantityes of Salmon trout, Suckers, &C. we bought a little Commass roots, Shappalell and a fiew more dogs &. C. the most of the Savag...
May 11 1806
Clark: May 11, 1806
...ur Country it is formed thus with those nets they take the Suckers and also the Salmon trout and I am told the Salmon also.
Aug 4 1806
Lewis: August 4, 1806
...rst time this season I heard the small whippoorwill or goatsucker of the Missouri cry. Colter and Collins have not yet overtaken us. Ordway and Willard delayed so ...

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