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Moxostoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Suborder: Catostomoidei
Family: Catostomidae
Subfamily: Catostominae
Genus: Moxostoma
Rafinesque, 1820
Type species
Catostomus anisurus
Rafinesque 1820
Species

22, see text.

Synonyms

Moxostoma, the redhorses or jumprocks, is a genus of North American ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae. Redhorses are variable in size, geographic location, and other ecological traits such as spawning substrate. Several redhorses are long-lived (lifespans greater than 20 years), much like many other catostomid species. The silver redhorse is the longest-lived redhorse known by nearly a decade, with ages exceeding 40 years. Redhorses are broadly of conservation concern, as these long-lived species are highly intolerant to environmental pollution, habitat fragmentation, and are currently subject to unregulated 21st century sport bowfishing which is removing and wantonly wasting several of these species by the ton.

Species

The following 22 species are recognized in this genus:

Additionally, four undescribed species are thought to belong to this genus:

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Catostomidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  2. ^ Lackmann, Alec R.; Bielak-Lackmann, Ewelina S.; Jacobson, Reed I.; Andrews, Allen H.; Butler, Malcolm G.; Clark, Mark E. (2023-08-30). "Harvest trends, growth and longevity, and population dynamics reveal traditional assumptions for redhorse (Moxostoma spp.) management in Minnesota are not supported". Environmental Biology of Fishes. doi:10.1007/s10641-023-01460-8. ISSN 1573-5133.
  3. Reid, S. M. (June 2006). "Timing and Demographic Characteristics of Redhorse Spawning Runs in Three Great Lakes Basin Rivers". Journal of Freshwater Ecology. 21 (2): 249–258. doi:10.1080/02705060.2006.9664993. ISSN 0270-5060.
  4. Reid, S. M. (April 2009). "Age, growth and mortality of black redhorse ( Moxostoma duquesnei ) and shorthead redhorse ( M. macrolepidotum ) in the Grand River, Ontario". Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 25 (2): 178–183. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0426.2009.01214.x.
  5. ^ Jelks, Howard L.; Walsh, Stephen J.; Burkhead, Noel M.; Contreras-Balderas, Salvador; Diaz-Pardo, Edmundo; Hendrickson, Dean A.; Lyons, John; Mandrak, Nicholas E.; McCormick, Frank; Nelson, Joseph S.; Platania, Steven P.; Porter, Brady A.; Renaud, Claude B.; Schmitter-Soto, Juan Jacobo; Taylor, Eric B. (August 2008). "Conservation Status of Imperiled North American Freshwater and Diadromous Fishes". Fisheries. 33 (8): 372–407. doi:10.1577/1548-8446-33.8.372. ISSN 0363-2415.
  6. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Moxostoma". FishBase. August 2011 version.
Taxon identifiers
Moxostoma


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