Silver redhorse (Moxostoma anisurum)

Scientific name: Moxostoma anisurum Rafinesque, 1820

Silver redhorse (Moxostoma anisurum)

The Silver redhorse (Moxostoma anisurum) is a freshwater fish of the family Catostomidae.

Biology

Inhabits mud-bottomed to rock-bottomed pools and runs of small to large rivers. Occasionally found in lakes. Feeds on immature midges, mayflies and caddisflies.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Moxostoma anisurum
Family
Catostomidae (Suckers)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
74.0
Common length
32.5
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River, Hudson Bay and Mississippi River basins from Quebec and Alberta in Canada and south to northern Alabama and northern Arkansas in the USA; Atlantic Slope from Roanoke River drainage in Virginia to Altamaha River drainage in Georgia, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Gamefish: yes
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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