The Spotted Sucker

Range and Identity

Minytrema melanops occurs in lower Great Lakes, Mississippi and selected Atlantic and Gulf drainage regions. The broad distribution should retain its basin context, including gaps in parts of Florida. A spotted body alone is not sufficient to distinguish all suckers in overlapping waters.

Habitat and Behavior

Adults inhabit long deep pools in small to medium rivers over clay, sand or gravel. Occasional records also come from creeks, larger rivers and impoundments. This variety describes related freshwater settings without requiring every locality to have the same substrate.

Food and Life History

The upper references are fifty centimeters total length and 1.2 kilograms. Foods include organic detritus, copepods, cladocerans, midge larvae and diatoms. The diet is therefore broader than either exclusively animal prey or exclusively plant material.

All Lakes With Spotted Sucker

Browse lakes and reservoirs with documented Spotted Sucker records, listed alphabetically. Records do not establish current abundance or public access. Check the evidence and managing authority for the water you choose.

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• A. J. Jolly Lake Campbell, KY
• Aberdeen Lake Monroe, MS
• Albemarle Lake East Carroll, LA
• Aliceville Lake Pickens, AL
• Allatoona Lake Cherokee, GA
• Amistad Reservoir Val Verde, TX
• Amory Pool Monroe, MS
• Anacoco Lake Vernon, LA
• Arkabutla Lake DeSoto, MS
• Atoka Reservoir Atoka, OK
• B A Steinhagen Lake Jasper, TX
• Bankhead Lake Tuscaloosa, AL
• Barnett Lake Jefferson, AR
• Barren River Lake Allen, KY
• Bartholomew Lake Ouachita, LA
• Bay Springs Lake Tishomingo, MS
• Bear Creek Reservoir Franklin, AL
• Beaver Lake Washington, AR
• Beaver Lake Anderson, KY
• Bee Lake Holmes, MS
• Belton Lake Bell, TX
• Benbrook Lake Tarrant, TX
• Big Creek Falls, TX
• Black Bayou Lake Caddo, LA