﻿26 
  FISHES 
  OF 
  THE 
  YELLOWSTONE 
  NATIONAL 
  PARK. 
  

  

  12. 
  LoNGNOSE 
  Sucker 
  (Catostomus 
  catostom,us) 
  . 
  

  

  This 
  sucker 
  is 
  of 
  wide 
  natural 
  distribution 
  in 
  northern 
  waters, 
  its 
  

   geographical 
  range 
  being 
  from 
  the 
  Pacific 
  to 
  the 
  Atlantic 
  coasts 
  and 
  

   into 
  the 
  Arctic 
  regions. 
  

  

  It 
  attains 
  a 
  weight 
  of 
  several 
  pounds. 
  Its 
  spawning 
  time 
  is 
  in 
  the 
  

   spring 
  and 
  early 
  summer, 
  when 
  the 
  males 
  have 
  their 
  anal 
  fin 
  profusely 
  

   tuberculate 
  and 
  the 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  body 
  with 
  a 
  broad 
  red 
  stripe 
  more 
  or 
  

   less 
  diffuse 
  on 
  the 
  edges. 
  It 
  is 
  not 
  sought 
  as 
  a 
  game 
  fish 
  but 
  some- 
  

   times 
  takes 
  a 
  baited 
  hook 
  and 
  fights 
  fairly 
  well. 
  

  

  When 
  taken 
  from 
  cool 
  water 
  and 
  cooked 
  at 
  once 
  it 
  is 
  a 
  good- 
  

   flavored 
  panfish, 
  although 
  somewhat 
  bony. 
  

  

  It 
  is 
  abundant 
  in 
  Yellowstone 
  and 
  Gardiner 
  Rivers 
  below 
  the 
  

   Osprey, 
  Undme, 
  and 
  Rustic 
  Falls, 
  and 
  reaches 
  a 
  length 
  of 
  18 
  inches. 
  

  

  13. 
  RosYsiDE 
  Sucker 
  (Catostomus 
  ardens). 
  

  

  This 
  sucker 
  is 
  abundant 
  in 
  the 
  Snake 
  River 
  Basin 
  above 
  Shoshone 
  

   Falls, 
  where 
  it 
  attains 
  a 
  length 
  of 
  18 
  inches 
  or 
  more. 
  It 
  has 
  been 
  

   reported 
  from 
  Heart 
  Lake 
  and 
  Witch 
  Creek 
  and 
  is 
  said 
  to 
  ascend 
  

   the 
  latter 
  into 
  very 
  warm 
  water. 
  Like 
  the 
  longnose 
  sucker, 
  it 
  

   spawns 
  in 
  spring 
  or 
  early 
  summer. 
  It 
  will 
  also 
  take 
  a 
  baited 
  hook, 
  

   and 
  is 
  edible 
  but 
  not 
  as 
  palatable 
  as 
  the 
  other 
  sucker. 
  

  

  In 
  Heart 
  Lake 
  and 
  Witch 
  Creek 
  the 
  alimentary 
  tract 
  of 
  the 
  sucker 
  

   is 
  infested 
  by 
  parasitic 
  worms, 
  which, 
  although 
  offensive 
  to 
  the 
  eye, 
  

   do 
  not 
  render 
  the 
  fish 
  harmful 
  as 
  food. 
  Affected 
  fish, 
  however, 
  are 
  

   likely 
  to 
  be 
  lean 
  and 
  unpalatable. 
  

  

  14. 
  Chub 
  (Leuciscus 
  lineatus). 
  

  

  This 
  chub, 
  known 
  in 
  the 
  books 
  as 
  Utah 
  Lake 
  chub, 
  is 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  

   most 
  widely 
  distributed 
  of 
  the 
  genus 
  and 
  abounds 
  in 
  the 
  Snake 
  River 
  

   Basin 
  above 
  Shoshone 
  Falls; 
  also 
  in 
  Yellowstone 
  Lake 
  and 
  other 
  

   places 
  in 
  the 
  park. 
  

  

  Chubs 
  from 
  cool 
  water 
  are 
  not 
  to 
  be 
  despised 
  in 
  game 
  and 
  food 
  

   qualities. 
  This 
  species 
  reaches 
  a 
  length 
  of 
  12 
  or 
  15 
  inches 
  or' 
  more 
  

   and 
  is 
  said 
  to 
  be 
  destructive 
  to 
  the 
  eggs 
  and 
  young 
  of 
  trout. 
  No 
  

   worms 
  have 
  been 
  found 
  in 
  the 
  alimentary 
  canal 
  of 
  this 
  fish. 
  It 
  

   spawns 
  in 
  spring 
  and 
  early 
  summer. 
  

  

  Dr. 
  Jordan 
  says: 
  ''Chubs 
  ascend 
  Witch 
  Creek 
  until 
  they 
  reach 
  

   water 
  fairl}^ 
  to 
  be 
  called 
  hot, 
  and 
  the 
  sucker 
  is 
  not 
  far 
  behind," 
  

   enduring 
  a 
  temperature 
  of 
  88° 
  F. 
  

  

  