Range and Identity
Cycleptus meridionalis is the identity retained for this entry. The compiled distribution identifies the Pearl, Pascagoula and Alabama systems. Those rivers provide a more precise framework than assuming the species occurs throughout all Gulf-draining waters.
Habitat and Behavior
The available summary supplies little detailed feeding or microhabitat information. A river-system record establishes geography, but it does not establish one preferred current speed, bottom type or spawning location. Those details are not borrowed from the other blue sucker species.
Food and Life History
The larger upper measurement is 70.2 centimeters total length for females, compared with 59.3 centimeters for males or unsexed fish. A maximum age of thirty-three years is reported. An independent maximum weight is not established in the checked material.
Field Note
Retain sex, river and measurement convention when documenting size. Selecting only the first value from a species account would overlook the larger female reference and produce an incomplete Quick Facts entry.
All Lakes With Southeastern Blue Sucker
Browse lakes and reservoirs with documented Southeastern Blue Sucker records, listed alphabetically. Records do not establish current abundance or public access. Check the evidence and managing authority for the water you choose.
No published lakes are currently linked to this species in our confirmed records.