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		<title>The Sacramento Sucker</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-sacramento-sucker/" title="The Sacramento Sucker" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ss1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Sacramento sucker" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ss1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ss1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ss1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The Sacramento sucker, aka western sucker, is an inferiorly mouthed (lower positioned mouth) fish that hails primarily from lakes, rivers, and streams of California, but can also be found in Oregon and Nevada. They face the threat of water diversions that drastically reduce natural streamflows, while heavy groundwater pumping lowers [&#x2026;]</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-southern-stingray/" title="The Southern Stingray" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="135" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ss1a-300x135.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="southern stingray" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ss1a-300x135.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ss1a-800x360.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ss1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The southern stingray is a species of whiptail stingray that inhabits the warmer waters of New Jersey south to Brazil. These rays are generally peaceful and docile creatures, but they can get the point across, if threatened. Due to overfishing and frequent disturbances from recreational activities, these creatures are listed [&#x2026;]</p>
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