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.[1][2][3] 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.[1] Redhorses are broadly of conservation concern, as these long-lived species are highly intolerant to environmental pollution,[4] habitat fragmentation,[4] and are currently subject to unregulated 21st century sport bowfishing which is removing and wantonly wasting several of these species by the ton.[1]
| Moxostoma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Catostomidae |
| Subfamily: | Catostominae |
| Tribe: | Moxostomatini |
| Genus: | Moxostoma Rafinesque, 1820 |
| Type species | |
| Catostomus anisurus Rafinesque 1820 | |
| Species | |
22, see text. | |
| Synonyms | |
Scartomyzon | |
Species
- Moxostoma albidum (Girard, 1856) (Longlip jumprock)
- Moxostoma anisurum (Rafinesque, 1820) (Silver redhorse)
- Moxostoma ariommum C. R. Robins & Raney, 1956 (Bigeye jumprock)
- Moxostoma austrinum T. H. Bean, 1880 (Mexican redhorse)
- Moxostoma breviceps (Cope, 1870) (Smallmouth redhorse)
- Moxostoma carinatum (Cope, 1870) (River redhorse)
- Moxostoma cervinum (Cope, 1868) (Blacktip jumprock)
- Moxostoma collapsum (Cope, 1870) (Notchlip redhorse)
- Moxostoma congestum (S. F. Baird & Girard, 1854) (Gray redhorse)
- Moxostoma duquesni (Lesueur, 1817) (Black redhorse)
- Moxostoma erythrurum (Rafinesque, 1818) (Golden redhorse)
- Moxostoma hubbsi V. Legendre, 1952 (Copper redhorse)
- †Moxostoma lacerum (D. S. Jordan & Brayton, 1877) (Harelip sucker)
- Moxostoma lachneri C. R. Robins & Raney, 1956 (Greater jumprock)
- Moxostoma macrolepidotum (Lesueur, 1817) (Shorthead redhorse)
- Moxostoma mascotae Regan, 1907 (Mascota jumprock)
- Moxostoma pappillosum (Cope, 1870) (V-lip redhorse)
- Moxostoma pisolabrum Trautman & R. G. Martin, 1951 (Pealip redhorse)
- Moxostoma poecilurum (D. S. Jordan, 1877) (Blacktail redhorse)
- Moxostoma robustum (Cope, 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)
- Moxostoma sp. 4 "Brassy" Undescribed, (Brassy Jumprock)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Moxostoma in FishBase. August 2011 version.
- 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.