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Moxostoma macrolepidotum (Lesueur, 1817)

Shorthead redhorse
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Common names: Shorthead redhorse
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
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Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Recorded from Mississippi Basin mostly above the Fall Line, and in Great Lakes, Hudson Bay, and middle Atlantic Coastal drainages (Ref. 10294). Locally common (Ref. 5723). Chesapeake Bay: inhabits moderately large, swift-flowing rivers with silt-free bottoms (Ref. 27549); common on the Piedmont and Coastal Plain and occur in tidal rivers, occasionally entering brackish water (Ref. 93252).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Common mullet, Suceur rouge, Chevalier rouge, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Catostomidae (Suckers) > Catostominae
Etymology: Moxostoma: Greek, myxo = to suckle + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335);  macrolepidotum: macrolepidotum, meaning large scaled (Ref. 10294).
  More on author: Lesueur.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; demersal.   Temperate; 59°N - 33°N

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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