Wildlife
Mountain sucker
Catostomus platyrhyncus
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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 ...