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<br /> <br />Figure 38. Desen mounlain-suckerlmatalote del desierto, 21.0 cm in total lenglh. from <br />Aravalpa Creek, Arizona. This species remains widespread in Intermedlale-elevallon <br />streams In Ihe GIla, Bill Williams. and Virgin River baSinS, <br /> <br /> <br />Figure 39, Sonoran sucker/mara/ate sonorense. 195 cm In <br />total length. from Canelo Cienega, Arizona Sonoran suckers <br />remain common at intermediate elevations throughoul their <br />native range in the Gila and Bill Williams drainages <br /> <br />Figure 40, Right Mouths of desen mountaln-sucker/malalore <br />de/ deSierto. illustrallng the canilaglnous shealhs used to <br />scrape algae and other materials from solid surfaces, Far <br />tight: Relatively unmodllled Jaws o! Sonoran sucker/matalore <br />sonarense In botn species. the lips are covered by papillae <br />Ihal bear taste buds and other sensory structures to aid In <br />detectIon 01 load <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />'I <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />. <br />i <br />, <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />20 <br />