Black redhorse (Moxostoma duquesnii)

Scientific name: Moxostoma duquesnii Lesueur, 1817

Black redhorse (Moxostoma duquesnii)

The Black redhorse (Moxostoma duquesnii) is a freshwater fish of the family Catostomidae.

Biology

Inhabits sand-bottomed to rock-bottomed pools and runs of creeks and small to medium rivers. Also found in impoundments. Adult feeds on small benthic invertebrates, especially microcrustacea and midge larvae.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Moxostoma duquesnii
Family
Catostomidae (Suckers)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
51.0
Common length
28.5
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: lower Great Lakes and Mississippi River basin from Ontario in Canada and from New York to southeastern Minnesota in USA and south to northern Alabama and eastern Oklahoma, USA; upper and middle Mobile Bay drainage in Georgia, Alabama and southeastern Tennessee in USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=10)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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