Blacktail redhorse (Moxostoma poecilurum)

Scientific name: Moxostoma poecilurum Jordan, 1877

Blacktail redhorse (Moxostoma poecilurum)

The Blacktail redhorse (Moxostoma poecilurum) is a freshwater fish of the family Catostomidae.

Biology

Inhabits sandy and rocky pools, runs and riffles of small to medium rivers. Also found in impoundments. Feeds on detritus, diatoms, and a wide variety of small invertebrates such as microcrustacea, rotifers, caddisfly larvae, and phantom midge larvae.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Moxostoma poecilurum
Family
Catostomidae (Suckers)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
51.0
Common length
25.5
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Mississippi River tributaries on Former Mississippi Embayment from southern Kentucky and southern Arkansas south to Louisiana in the USA; Gulf Slope drainages from Choctawhatchee River in Alabama and Florida to Galveston Bay in Texas in the USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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