Desert Sucker
Desert Suckers are native to Arizona. Their body is sharply bi-colored, olive-brown above and deep-yellow below. Scales on upper half of body have dark spots forming faint dashed lines. Their lower lip is about 3 times as thick as upper lip and their dorsal fin has 10 to 11 rays.
Average Length: 8 to 31 inches.
Average Weight: 4 ounces to over 4 pounds.
Habitat
Abundant in the Bill William's, Gila, Salt and Verde River systems. Prefer rivers or streams that have deep and quiet, rocky or gravely pools. Intolerant of lake conditions created by dams. Spawning is from February to early July; Eggs are deposited and fertilized in gravely areas.
Diet
Desert suckers feed mostly on aquatic insect larvae and algae.