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The river redhorse (Moxostoma carinatum) is a species of freshwater fish endemic to the eastern half of the United States and southeastern Canada. They can range from 10 to 30 inches in length and can potentially reach a weight of more than 10 pounds after maturity.
Later in life, it is typically one of the larger species in the waterways. In the northern tier of its range, it lives in deeper streams and lakes and are sought by large predatory fish, such as muskellunge and northern pike. Sometimes it competes with other sucker species and redhorse for breeding habitat.
Shorthead redhorse eat the most insects out of all the fish in the sucker family. [7] They can also eat microcrustacea and plant matter. [4] Predators of shorthead redhorse vary depending on size. Juveniles can be eaten by northern pike, walleyes, and smallmouth bass. [7] Adult or larger shorthead redhorse are eaten by northern pike and ...
The silver redhorse (Moxostoma anisurum: Moxostoma= mouth to suck; anisurum = unequal tail [4] [5]) is a species of freshwater fish endemic to Canada and the United States. [6] It is the longest-lived redhorse known (a group of 25 extant species), with a maximum reported age of 41 years. [ 3 ]
The Warner sucker (Catostomus warnerensis) is a rare species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae. Native to Oregon in the United States and found only in the Warner Basin, its distribution extends just into Nevada [2] and California. [3] It is a federally listed threatened species. Its other common name is redhorse. [4]
The silver redhorse is the longest-lived redhorse known by nearly a decade, with ages exceeding 40 years. [2] Redhorses are broadly of conservation concern, as these long-lived species are highly intolerant to environmental pollution, [ 5 ] habitat fragmentation , [ 5 ] and are currently subject to unregulated 21st century sport bowfishing ...
A golden redhorse was seen in this river in 1953, but was never seen there again until 1971. [3] In Canada, the golden redhorse is endemic to Manitoba and Ontario. The fish can be found in the Red River of the North, a river which eventually empties into Hudson Bay. Coincidentally, the Red River in Texas also houses the golden redhorse. [4]
The Sacramento sucker is an important food fish for the Native Americans of California. In particular, the Achomawi band of the Pit River relied on the Sacramento sucker, particularly after salmon began disappearing from the river in the 1860s due to pollution from lumber mills and the eventual construction of hydroelectric dams .