''Moxostoma'', the redhorses or jumprocks, is a genus of North American
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or h ...
in the family
Catostomidae
The Catostomidae are the suckers of the order Cypriniformes, with about 78 species in this family of freshwater fishes. The Catostomidae are almost exclusively native to North America. The only exceptions are '' Catostomus catostomus,'' found in ...
.
Species
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Moxostoma albidum''
( Girard, 1856) (Longlip jumprock)
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Moxostoma anisurum''
(Rafinesque
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (; October 22, 1783September 18, 1840) was a French 19th-century polymath born near Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire and self-educated in France. He traveled as a young man in the United States, ultimat ...
, 1820) (Silver redhorse)
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Moxostoma ariommum''
C. R. Robins & Raney, 1956 (Bigeye jumprock)
* ''
Moxostoma austrinum''
T. H. Bean, 1880 (Mexican redhorse)
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Moxostoma breviceps''
(Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colour.
A c ...
, 1870) (Smallmouth redhorse)
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Moxostoma carinatum''
(Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colour.
A c ...
, 1870) (River redhorse)
* ''
Moxostoma cervinum''
(Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colour.
A c ...
, 1868) (Blacktip jumprock)
* ''
Moxostoma collapsum''
(Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colour.
A c ...
, 1870) (Notchlip redhorse)
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Moxostoma congestum
The gray redhorse (''Moxostoma congestum'') is a species of freshwater fish in the family Catostomidae. It is found in Mexico and the United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. ...
''
( S. F. Baird & Girard, 1854) (Gray redhorse)
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Moxostoma duquesni''
( Lesueur, 1817) (Black redhorse)
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Moxostoma erythrurum
The golden redhorse, ''Moxostoma erythrurum'', is a species of freshwater fish endemic to Ontario and Manitoba in Canada and the Midwestern, southern, and eastern United States. It lives in calm, often silty or sandy waters in streams, small to l ...
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(Rafinesque
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (; October 22, 1783September 18, 1840) was a French 19th-century polymath born near Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire and self-educated in France. He traveled as a young man in the United States, ultimat ...
, 1818) (Golden redhorse)
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Moxostoma hubbsi
The copper redhorse (''Moxostoma hubbsi'') is a North American species of freshwater fish in the family Catostomidae.
It is found only in Canada.
Its extremely small range, which is restricted to a few rivers in the lowlands of southwestern Que ...
''
V. Legendre, 1952 (Copper redhorse)
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Moxostoma lacerum
The harelip sucker (''Moxostoma lacerum'') was a species of ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae. It was found only in the United States. It is considered extinct as it has not been seen alive since 1893.
Description
Two mouth characteris ...
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( D. S. Jordan & Brayton, 1877) (Harelip sucker)
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Moxostoma lachneri
The greater jumprock (''Moxostoma lachneri'') is a riverine species of catostomid fish native to Georgia and Alabama in North America.
Relationship with humans
The world record for greater jumprock stands at 1lb 4oz taken from the Flint Riv ...
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C. R. Robins & Raney, 1956 (Greater jumprock)
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Moxostoma macrolepidotum
The shorthead redhorse (''Moxostoma macrolepidotum'') is a wide-ranging species in North America. The shorthead redhorse is native to central and eastern North America. However, its range has expanded to include areas like the Hudson estuary and ...
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( Lesueur, 1817) (Shorthead redhorse)
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Moxostoma mascotae
The Mascota jumprock (''Moxostoma mascotae'') is a species of ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
The ray-finne ...
''
Regan, 1907 (Mascota jumprock)
* ''
Moxostoma pappillosum''
(Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colour.
A c ...
, 1870) (V-lip redhorse)
* ''
Moxostoma pisolabrum''
Trautman & R. G. Martin, 1951 (Pealip redhorse)
* ''
Moxostoma poecilurum''
( D. S. Jordan, 1877) (Blacktail redhorse)
* ''
Moxostoma robustum''
(Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colour.
A c ...
, 1870) (Robust redhorse)
* ''
Moxostoma rupiscartes''
D. S. Jordan & O. P. Jenkins, 1889 (Striped jumprock)
* ''
Moxostoma valenciennesi''
D. S. Jordan, 1885 (Greater redhorse)
* ''
Moxostoma sp. 1 "Apalachicola"''
Undescribed, (Apalachicola Redhorse)
* ''
Moxostoma sp. 2 "Sicklefin"''
Undescribed, (Sicklefin Redhorse)
* ''
Moxostoma sp. 3 "Carolina"''
Undescribed, (Carolina Redhorse)
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Moxostoma sp. 4 "Brassy"''
Undescribed, (Brassy Jumprock)
References
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*Georgia Biodiversity Portal
Table of Rare Fishes June 7, 2022 version.
*Fishes of North Carolina, Freshwater Fishes of North Carolina, Catostomidae
Freshwater Fishes of North Carolina 2020 version.
Catostomidae
Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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