Mistaken Identity: Researchers Develop New Methods to Identify Suckers in the Intermountain West
July 28, 2025
To most anglers, a ‘sucker’ is the last fish they want to see on the end of their line. But to the scientists who study these bottom-dwelling fish for their research, knowing exactly which species of sucker they’ve netted offers a window into the health of the ecosystem these animals occupy. Now, two Idaho State University professors and their students have developed a new process to precisely identify the species that call southeast Idaho and some of the surrounding areas home.
