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Moxostoma anisurum (Rafinesque, 1820) Silver redhorse |
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photo by
The Native Fish Conservancy |
| Family: | Catostomidae (Suckers), subfamily: Catostominae | |||
| Max. size: | 74 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 11 kg; max. reported age: 10 years | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| 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. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Inhabits mud-bottomed to rock-bottomed pools and runs of small to large rivers. Occasionally found in lakes (Ref. 5723, 10294). Feeds on immature midges, mayflies and caddisflies (Ref. 10294). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||