''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 hor ...
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
The silver redhorse (''Moxostoma anisurum'': Maxostoma= mouth to suck; anisurum = unequal tail) is a species of freshwater fish endemic to Canada and the United States.Phillips G., Schmid W., Underhill J. 1982. Fishes of the Minnesota Region ...
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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 ...
, 1820) (Silver redhorse)
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Moxostoma ariommum''
C. R. Robins & Raney, 1956 (Bigeye jumprock)
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Moxostoma austrinum''
T. H. Bean, 1880 (Mexican redhorse)
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Moxostoma breviceps
Smallmouth redhorse (''Moxostoma breviceps'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Moxostoma
''Moxostoma'', the redhorses or jumprocks, is a genus of North American ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae.
Species
* '' Moxosto ...
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(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 colours, litu ...
, 1870) (Smallmouth redhorse)
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Moxostoma carinatum
The river redhorse (''Moxostoma carinatum'') is a species of freshwater fish endemic to the eastern half of the United States and southeastern Canada. They can range from 10 to 30 inches in length and can potentially reach a weight of more than ...
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(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 colours, litu ...
, 1870) (River redhorse)
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Moxostoma cervinum
''Moxostoma cervinum'' (blacktip jumprock or black jumprock) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Moxostoma
''Moxostoma'', the redhorses or jumprocks, is a genus of North American ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae.
Specie ...
''
(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 colours, litu ...
, 1868) (Blacktip jumprock)
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Moxostoma collapsum
The notchlip redhorse (''Moxostoma collapsum'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Moxostoma''.
Relationship with humans
The world record notchlip redhorse stands at 1lb 4oz taken from the Green River in North Carolina
Nort ...
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(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 colours, litu ...
, 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. ...
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( S. F. Baird & Girard, 1854) (Gray redhorse)
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Moxostoma duquesni
The black redhorse (''Moxostoma duquesni'', also ''duquesnii'', ''duquesnei'') is a species of freshwater fish endemic to Ontario and the eastern half of the United States, where it lives in streams and small to medium rivers.
A bottom-feeder ...
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( 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 ...
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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 ...
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Regan
The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...
, 1907 (Mascota jumprock)
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Moxostoma pappillosum
The V-lip redhorse (''Moxostoma pappillosum'') is a species of freshwater catostomid fish from Eastern North America. It inhabits drainages on the Atlantic Slope between Virginia and South Carolina.
Relationship with human
The IGFA all tackle ...
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(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 colours, litu ...
, 1870) (V-lip redhorse)
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Moxostoma pisolabrum''
Trautman & R. G. Martin, 1951 (Pealip redhorse)
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Moxostoma poecilurum''
( D. S. Jordan, 1877) (Blacktail redhorse)
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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 colours, litu ...
, 1870) (Robust redhorse)
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Moxostoma rupiscartes''
D. S. Jordan & O. P. Jenkins, 1889 (Striped jumprock)
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Moxostoma valenciennesi''
D. S. Jordan, 1885 (Greater redhorse)
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Moxostoma sp. 1 "Apalachicola"''
Undescribed, (Apalachicola Redhorse)
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Moxostoma sp. 2 "Sicklefin"''
Undescribed, (Sicklefin Redhorse)
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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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