Range and Identity
The current taxonomic catalog recognizes Pantosteus lahontan as a valid species. Its distribution includes Lahontan basin waters in Nevada, Oregon and California. A state-level record is less precise than the actual basin because several distinct western sucker species occur within those states.
Habitat and Behavior
The available account establishes freshwater occurrence but contains little detailed species-specific ecology. Habitat observations should retain the stream or lake, bottom and current when known. A general description of mountain suckers does not establish the exact habitat of every modern species separated from that wider group.
Food and Life History
No reliable maximum length or independent maximum weight was established in the checked material. Those figures are not filled using a related sucker or a length-weight model. Detailed diet and spawning schedules likewise require evidence attached to the Lahontan identity rather than the common group name.
Field Note
Retain the basin and the original scientific determination with a record. They provide the strongest connection between older collections and the modern species account.
All Lakes With Pantosteus lahontan
Browse all lakes and reservoirs with confirmed Pantosteus lahontan records in our database, listed alphabetically.
No published lakes are currently linked to this species in our confirmed records.