Moxostoma
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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
Robust Redhorse Sucker Moxostoma robustum
Silver redhorse
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The silver redhorse is a species of freshwater fish endemic to Canada and the United States. It is the longest-lived redhorse known, with a maximum reported age of 41 years. Sometimes called redhorse
Moxostoma
…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…
Moxostoma anisurum
Seen here are more than a thousand redhorse that were dumped for disposal at a single-night bowfishing tournament in Minnesota, along with numerous other native fish species. Silver redhorse were a large part of this redhorse disposal, which occurs unregulated at bowfishing tournaments. Native species made up ~92% of the taxa dumped at this tournament. See 2023 study for more details.