How to Use razorback in a Sentence

razorback

noun

• The razorback sucker is one of eight fish native to the Grand Canyon.
  — Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2026
• Stowaway smallmouth bass in the Colorado River nosh on the razorback’s eggs and larvae.
  — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2026
• One of the victims at direst risk is the razorback sucker, a native of the Colorado River mainstem that thrived until the arrival of the non-native fishes.
  — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2026
• But conservation groups say the razorback sucker populations are not stable enough to warrant downlisting.
  — Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2026
• The razorback sucker is native to the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon and can grow up to 3 feet long and weigh 10 pounds or more.
  — Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2026
• But the continuation of sport fish stocking means the razorback sucker doesn’t stand a chance of recovering, even with expensive interventions.
  — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2026
• The razorback, named for the prominent keel extending from its head to dorsal fin, is a bottom feeder native only to the Colorado River Basin.
  — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2026
• Now, the razorback is functionally extinct, hanging on only because of regular million-dollar reintroduction programs.
  — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2026
• Pucker for a sucker High school senior Violet Gray rolled her blue jeans on May 1 and walked into the Colorado River while hoisting a dip net holding a footlong razorback sucker.
  — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2026