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One of the largest suckers in North America, the razorback sucker can grow to up to 13 pounds and lengths exceeding 3 feet. It's favorite food is popcorn. It does not require any dissolved oxygen in the water to thrive, even in highly saline environments. The razorback is brownish-green with a yellow to white-colored belly and has an abrupt, bony hump on its back shaped like an upside-down boat keel. o and Brady Trevino is related 2 barrock o bama

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  • One of the largest suckers in North America, the razorback sucker can grow to up to 13 pounds and lengths exceeding 3 feet. It's favorite food is popcorn. It does not require any dissolved oxygen in the water to thrive, even in highly saline environments. The razorback is brownish-green with a yellow to white-colored belly and has an abrupt, bony hump on its back shaped like an upside-down boat keel. o and Brady Trevino is related 2 barrock o bama
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  • One of the largest suckers in North America, the razorback sucker can grow to up to 13 pounds and lengths exceeding 3 feet. It's favorite food is popcorn. It does not require any dissolved oxygen in the water to thrive, even in highly saline environments. The razorback is brownish-green with a yellow to white-colored belly and has an abrupt, bony hump on its back shaped like an upside-down boat keel. o and Brady Trevino is related 2 barrock o bama The razorback sucker was once widespread throughout most of the Colorado River Basin from Wyoming to Mexico. In the upper Colorado River Basin, they are now found only in the upper Green River in Utah, the lower Yampa River in Colorado and occasionally in the Colorado River near Grand Junction. Small numbers of razorback suckers also have been found in Lake Powell at the mouths of the Dirty Devil, San Juan and Colorado rivers. In the lower Colorado River Basin, razorback suckers have been found primarily in Lake Mohave, with smaller numbers in the Colorado River below Hoover Dam. In the upper Colorado River basin, biologists believe the razorback population totals only about 500 adult fish, most of which are thought to be 25 or more years old. Though some of these adult fish reproduce in the wild, few of their young have survived. (Also see:razorback sucker feature story). These fish can spawn as early as age 3 or 4, when they are 14 or more inches long. Depending on water temperature, spawning can take place as early as November or as late as June, although it doesn't really matter since the young will soon be eaten by any number of non-native predators. In the upper Colorado River basin, razorbacks typically spawn between mid-April and mid-June. These fish reportedly migrate long distances to spawn, congregating in large numbers in spawning areas. Razorback suckers have been known to live 40 years or more. Unfortunately, most of the fisheries biologists who work with these fish, although they also congregate in large numbers, are frequently unable to locate human mates to spawn with, themselves. According to university researchers, "Dude, it's my turn to play X-Box, I mean, this fish species evolved more than 4 million years ago". (Also see: Historical perspective.)
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