Habitat
The widespread elevation change in this species allows for a variety of habitats. The Yaqui Suckers has a wide-ranging thermal tolerance that allows them to inhabit aquatic systems from the lowest desert streams to the highest of mountain brooks, in all biotic communities from Desert Scrub up to and including Semi desert Grassland. The Arizona biomes restrict the Yaqui sucker to mud-bottomed pools, which must be surrounded by riparian vegetation. In Mexico, however, the sucker prefers gravel-bottomed pools and streams. The gravel areas of the Yaqui River provide a more beneficial spawning area for the Yaqui Sucker.
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