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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.
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 black redhorse is a species of the sucker family, Catostomidae. It is laterally compressed and has a shallow body shape with little arching to the back. Nearly half of the head is a long, rounded snout. The mouth is on the underside of the snout and has a thick lower lip.
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 diet of the golden redhorse consists of a variety of small, aquatic creatures. They consume larval insects, small mollusks, microcrustaceans, and other aquatic invertebrates. Like most other members of the sucker family, Catostomidae, detritus and algae are also staples of the golden redhorse's diet. It is a bottom-feeding species that is ...
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 ...
The greater redhorse is the largest fish in its genus, averaging around 46 cm (18 in) and 2 kg (4.4 lb), and reaching a maximum size of 80 cm (31.5 in) and 5.9 kg (13 lb). This species of fish has small eye sockets in contrast to their large rounded skull.
Spotted sucker (Minytrema melanops) Silver redhorse (Moxostoma anisurum) River redhorse (Moxostoma carinatum) Black redhorse (Moxostoma dubuquesnei) Golden redhorse (Moxostoma erythurum) Copper redhorse (Moxostoma hubbsi) Shorthead redhorse (Moxostoma macrolepidotum) Greater redhorse (Moxostoma valenciennesi) Plains sucker (Pantosteus jordani)