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<br /> <br />Figure 38. Desert mountain-sucker/mata/ote de/ desierto, 21.0 cm in total length, from <br />Aravaipa Creek, Arizona. This species remains widespread in intermediate-elevation <br />streams in the Gila, Bill Williams, and Virgin River basins. <br /> <br /> <br />Figure 39. Sonoran sucker/mata/ote sonorense, 19.5 cm in <br />total length, from Canelo Cienega, Arizona. Sonoran suckers <br />remain common at intermediate elevations throughout their <br />native range in the Gila and Bill Williams drainages. <br /> <br />Figure 40. Right: Mouths of desert mountain-sucker/mata/ote <br />de/ desierto, illustrating the cartilaginous sheaths used to <br />scrape algae and other materials from solid surfaces. Far <br />right: Relatively unmodified jaws of Sonoran sucker/mata/ote <br />sonorense. In both species, the lips are covered by papillae <br />that bear taste buds and other sensory structures to aid in <br />detection of food. <br /> <br />.,<,..- ~~ <br />...~: <br />''"' <br /> <br /> <br />~ <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />~I <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />20 <br />