It is also found in Russia in rivers of eastern Siberia, and this one of only two species of sucker native to Asia (the other is the Chinese Myxocyprinus asiaticus).

The body of the longnose sucker is long and round with dark olive or grey sides and top and a light underside.

The longnose sucker has a circular suction disc (large lips) on the ventral side, located near the mouth.

These large lips are an adaptation that allows the longnose sucker to attach itself to rocks and other substrate types in a fast-moving environment.

[3] The Russian population, which sometimes is referred to as the Siberian sucker (C. c. rostratus), is found in the Yana, Indigirka, Alazeya and Kolyma river basins.

The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) world record sits at 6 pounds 9 ounces (3.0 kg) taken from the St. Joseph River in Michigan on December 2, 1989 by angler Ben Knoll.

Trout Unlimited, a conservation organization, is focused on habitat restoration and research initiatives to protect and enhance longnose sucker populations.

[9] During the spring, when water temperatures rise, longnose suckers migrate to their spawning grounds in rivers and streams.