populations are in no immediate danger but could be quickly harmed if the habitat they live in is not protected from human damage. See also Hypentelium etowanum (D. S. Jordan, 1877) (Alabama hog sucker) Hypentelium nigricans (Lesueur, 1817) (northern hog sucker) References External links http://ncpedia.org/wildlife/roanoke-hogsucker http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?SpeciesID=2905 http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=2991&AT=Roanoke+hog+sucker Catostomidae Fish described in 1947 Freshwater fish of the United States