Longnose Sucker
Catostomus catostomus · Catostomidae
About this fish
- Spawning
- June and July
- Largest length
- up to 64 cm (25 inches)
- Lifespan
- up to 12 years
- Matures at
- about 4 years old
Values come from a national database of the United States, not Wisconsin surveys: maximum length is the species' largest recorded anywhere, and spawning months are range-wide (Wisconsin timing, in a colder climate, can be later).
USGS FishTraits 14.3 (CC0). Credit: Frimpong and Angermeier, U.S. Geological Survey.
12 open records of this fish in Wisconsin were used here.
Lakes where it has been recorded
From open fish survey and museum records. A record shows the fish was found near the lake in that year, not that it is there now.
Showing 4 of 4 lakes
- Lake SuperiorWisconsinrecorded 1922 to 2019 (3 records)stocked, recorded
- Kangaroo LakeDoor County1,123 acres · 12 ft deeprecorded 2017 (1 record)Moderaterecorded
- Lake MichiganWisconsin0.4 acresrecorded 1957 to 2004 (3 records)stocked, recorded
- Twin Falls FlowageFlorence County928 acres · 50 ft deeprecorded 1988 (1 record)Moderaterecorded