Catostomidae

Silver Redhorse

Moxostoma anisurum

Seventy Four Centimeters Catostomid Fish from the Atlantic Ocean

• Red
• Silver
• Temperate
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• North America
• West Asia
• Fusiform
• Large
• Temperate fish

The silver redhorse (Moxostoma anisurum: Moxostoma= mouth to suck; anisurum = unequal tail) is a species of freshwater fish endemic to Canada and the United States. It is the longest-lived redhorse known (a group of 25 extant species), with a maximum reported age of 41 years. Sometimes called redhorse or sucker for short, it is in the family Catostomidae with other suckers.