Dorsal fin have eleven to thirteen rays with a short but broad caudal fin. They range in color from dark gray, to bronze to whitish with dark fins. The Utah Suckers native range is the basin of Old Lake Bonneville of Utah and Idaho. They are also found in Wyoming and Nevada. They can also be located in the Snake River drainage, and the Bear River drainage.
Body form is cylindrical, with a long narrow caudal peduncle.
They have cycloid scales, a moderately long, slender Page 2 head. They range in color from black, to dusky or dark olive. Natural range is from Siberia to Great Lakes, Colorado and to Idaho. It is found in the Kootenai River system, and has been collected from drainage systems in Pend Oreille and Spokane. Body is elongate, cylindrical with a moderately long head.