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Moxostoma erythrurum (Rafinesque, 1818) Golden redhorse |
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photo by
Sneegas, G.W. |
| Family: | Catostomidae (Suckers), subfamily: Catostominae | |||
| Max. size: | 78 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 4,080.0 g; max. reported age: 11 years | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | North America: Great Lakes, Hudson Bay, and Mississippi River basins from New York in USA and Ontario in Canada to North Dakota and south to Alabama and Oklahoma in USA; isolated in southwestern Mississippi, USA; from Potomac River in Maryland to Roanoke River in North Carolina, USA; Mobile Bay drainage in USA. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Occurs in mud-bottomed to rock-bottomed pools, runs and riffles of creeks and small to large rivers. Occasionally found in lakes (Ref. 5723, 10294). Feeds on immature mayflies, caddisflies and midges (Ref. 10294). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 03 March 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||