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Redhorse Suckers
Moxostoma
Moxostoma, the redhorses or jumprocks, is a genus of North American ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae. Redhorses are variable in size, geographic location, and other ecological traits such as spawning substrate. Several redhorses are long-lived (lifespans greater than 20 years), much like many other catostomid species. The silver redhorse is the longest-lived redhorse known by nearly a decade, with ages exceeding 40 years. Redhorses are broadly of conservation concern, as these long-lived species are highly intolerant to environmental pollution, habitat fragmentation, and are currently subject to unregulated 21st century sport bowfishing which is removing and wantonly wasting several of these species by the ton.
26 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 25 known species
Golden Redhorse
speciesMoxostoma erythrurum
Shorthead Redhorse
speciesMoxostoma macrolepidotum
Silver Redhorse
speciesMoxostoma anisurum
Black Redhorse
speciesMoxostoma duquesnei
Gray Redhorse
speciesMoxostoma congestum
River Redhorse
speciesMoxostoma carinatum
Blacktail Redhorse
speciesMoxostoma poecilurum
Greater Redhorse
speciesMoxostoma valenciennesi
Smallmouth Redhorse
speciesMoxostoma breviceps
Blacktip Jumprock
speciesMoxostoma cervinum
Striped Jumprock
speciesMoxostoma rupiscartes
Notchlip Redhorse
speciesMoxostoma collapsum
Pealip Redhorse
speciesMoxostoma pisolabrum
V-lip Redhorse
speciesMoxostoma pappillosum
Apalachicola Redhorse
speciesMoxostoma antelunare
Greater Jumprock
speciesMoxostoma lachneri
Sicklefin Redhorse
speciesMoxostoma ugidatli
Longlip Jumprock
speciesMoxostoma albidum
Mexican Redhorse
speciesMoxostoma austrinum
Bigeye Jumprock
speciesMoxostoma ariommum
Robust Redhorse
speciesMoxostoma robustum
Mascota Jumprock
speciesMoxostoma mascotae
Harelip Sucker
speciesMoxostoma lacerum
Copper Redhorse
speciesMoxostoma hubbsi
Durango Redhorse
speciesMoxostoma milleri
Carolina Redhorse
speciesMoxostoma carolina
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 62024.