Northern hog sucker (Hypentelium nigricans) is a freshwater species recorded in the United States.
Scientific name: Hypentelium nigricans · Water: Freshwater
Size: up to 61 cm
The northern hog sucker is a demersal catostomid whose adults inhabit rocky riffles, runs and pools of clear creeks and small rivers, and it is occasionally found in large rivers and impoundments. It feeds on the immature stages of benthic insects and on snails, disturbing the stream bottom with its large snout and sucking up the organisms that it dislodges. Maximum length is about 61 cm total length, commonly about 29.8 cm. It is a gamefish. Fishing vulnerability is moderate to high at 54 of 100 and resilience low. IUCN lists it as least concern.
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