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River redhorse (Moxostoma carinatum) is a freshwater fish endemic to the eastern US and Canada. It is a bottom-feeder that feeds on mussels, snails and insects, and has distinctive molar-like teeth and coloration.
The shorthead redhorse is important to humans because it is a game fish. It is also important to anglers because of its role in the ecosystem; it is prey for larger game fish such as northern pike and muskellunge. One source gives one of its English names as "common mullet".
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.
Learn about the greater redhorse, a freshwater fish endemic to northeastern North America. Find out its appearance, distribution, habits, mating, population status and relationship with humans.
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 river redhorse (Moxostoma carinatum) is a species of freshwater fish endemic to the eastern half of the United States and southeastern Canada. Their weight ranges from 2-10 lbs. It is typically found in clear, large creeks and rivers, though it is sometimes also found in lakes.
Greater Redhorse (Moxostoma valenciennesi) Several species of redhorse are found in New York-silver, black, golden, greater, and shorthead-although they are generally less commonly observed than the white sucker-- the only member of the sucker family frequently observed by humans.
