The V-lip redhorse (''Moxostoma pappillosum'') is a species of freshwater
catostomid
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 ...
fish from Eastern North America. It inhabits drainages on the
Atlantic Slope
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...
between Virginia and
South Carolina.
Relationship with human
The
IGFA all tackle world record for the species stands at 1lb 0oz taken from the
Green River Green River may refer to:
Rivers
Canada
*Green River (British Columbia), a tributary of the Lillooet River
*Green River, a tributary of the Saint John River, also known by its French name of Rivière Verte
*Green River (Ontario), a tributary of ...
in
North Carolina in 2018.
Footnotes
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References
Moxostoma
Fish described in 1870
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