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<br />, <br /> <br />Species Account - Catostomus latipinnis <br /> <br /> <br />Fig. 63. Catostomus latipinnis adult (@ Joseph R. <br />Tomelleri). <br /> <br />Adult Description: Back without conspicuous predorsal keel. <br />Caudal peduncle slender, typically <;6% SL. Mouth inferior, <br />moderate in size; no hard, prominent, cartilaginous ridges along <br />inside of jaws. Lips large, fleshy, profusely papillose, without <br />notches at comers; lower lip with a deep median cleft allowing <br />one or no rows of papillae to span 1he two lobes; lobes extend <br />beyond vertical from nostrils, often to eyes. Dorsal fin large <br />and falcate. Scales small. Fontanelle present. TL usually <br />30-40 cm, up to 60 cm. (Also, Table 21.) <br /> <br />Reproduction: Non-guarding, open-substrate lithophil. <br />April to August, mostly May to early July, 6 to at least 130 <br />C (possibly also early fall in Lower Colorado River Basin). <br />Usually over gravel-cobble bars or riffles, or coarse gravel <br />under <1.2 m of water. Mayor may not migrate to spawn- <br />ing grounds. Water-hardened eggs 3.8-3.9 mm diameter, <br />demersal, initially adhesive. <br /> <br />Young: Larvae, predominately mesolarvae, drift, mostly <br />at night. Young typically occupy slow to quiet and shallow <br />waters along shore and in backwaters or pools; often in the <br />marginal areas of swift-flowing streams; not common in <br />sluggish, very warm areas. <br /> <br /> <br />j <br /> <br />..iW"'i;EX;;;O' <br /> <br />'. <br />'. <br />'. <br />'. <br />'. <br />", <br />" <br />......,..... ! <br />......-.-.-.--_1 ;--.---.-.\--.-----.-.--. <br />MEXICO ;-.-....l '''\ <br />i \ <br /> <br />Fig. 64. Recent distribution of Catostomus latipinnis in <br />Colorado River Basin. <br /> <br />Table 21. Selected juvenile and adult meristics for Catostomus latipinnis. P = principal rays; R = rudimentary rays; D = <br />dorsal; V = ventral. Scales are lateral series or line when complete. Four added to vertebral count for Weberian complex. Gill <br />rakers for exterior row of first arch, specimens >70 mm SL. Mean or modal values underlined if known and noteworthy; rare <br />or questionable extremes in parentheses. <br /> <br />Character Original Literature Character Original <br />Dorsal Fin Rays - P: (11)12-13(14) (10)11-12-13-14(15) Dorsal Fin Rays - R: 3-:1: <br />Anal Fin Rays - P: 7 7(8) Anal Fin Rays - R: (1g-3 <br />Caudal Fin Rays - P: 18 Caudal Fin Rays - RD: 10-11-14 <br />Pectoral Fin Rays: 15-16-17 18 Caudal Fin Rays - RV: 9-10-11 <br />Pelvic Fin Rays: (9) I 0(11) 9-lQ-ll Lateral Scales: <br />Vertebrae: 47-50 Gill Rakers: <br /> <br />Literature <br /> <br />89-98-105-116(-120) <br />25-27-31-32(-35) <br /> <br />Event or <br />Structure <br /> <br />Table 22. Size at apparent onset of selected developmental events for Catostomus latipinnis, as observed under low power <br />magnification. P = principal rays; R = rudimentary rays. Scales are lateral series. Rare or questionable extremes in parentheses. <br /> <br />Onset or Formation <br />mm SL mm TL <br /> <br />Fin Rays <br />or Scales <br /> <br />First Formed <br />mm SL mm TL <br /> <br />Last Formed <br />mm SL mm TL <br /> <br />Hatched: (8-) 10-11 (8-) 1O-1l Dorsal - P: 15 16 17 -18 20-22 <br />Eyes Pigmented: (9)10 or * (9)10 or * Anal- P: 17 18-19 19-20(21) 23-24 <br />Yolk Assimilated: (14)15(16) (15)16-17 Caudal- P: 13 13(14) (14)15(16) (15)16(17) <br />Finfold Absorbed: 23-24(25) 28-29(31) Caudal - R: (15-) 17 (16-) 18(19) 23 28-29 <br />Pectoral Fin Buds: (9) or * (9) or * Pectoral: 17 18-19 19-22 22-27 <br />Pelvic Fin Buds: (15)16(17) 17-18 Pelvic: 17-18 19-20 23 (28)29 <br />* before hatching Scales: (36)37-39 (44)45-49 39-42 48-51 <br /> <br />References: Baird and Girard 1854, Baxter and Stone 1995, Behnke et a1. 1982, Beckman 1952, Bezzerides and Bestgen 2002, <br />Carlson et a1. 1979, Douglas and Douglas 2000, Holden 1973, Hubbs and Hubbs 1947, Hubbs and Miller 1953, Hubbs et a1. 1943, <br />Jordan and Evermann 1896, Joseph et al. 1977, La Rivers 1962, Lee et a1. 1980, McAda 1977, Miller 1952, Minckley 1973, Prewitt <br />1977, Sigler and Miller 1963, Sublette et a1. 1990, Tyus et al. 1982, Wheeler 1997, Woodling 1985. Personal communication: <br />2004-G. A. Mueller. <br /> <br />60 <br />