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Sonora Sucker

Scientific Name: Catostomus insignis

Residency: Native to the Gila and Bill Williams River systems in Arizona, Mexico, and New Mexico.

Habitat: Rocky Pools of medium to small rivers and creeks.

Diet: Aquatic insects, plants, and algae.

Breeding: Spawning occurs late winter through summer; eggs are deposited among gravel where they incubate.

Status: Not listed as threatened, declining in the southern half of its range.

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