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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Catostomidae
Genus: Moxostoma
Maximum length: 74 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: North America: Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River, Hudson Bay and Mississippi River basins from Quebec and Alberta in Canada and south to northern Alabama and northern Arkansas in the USA; Atlantic Slope from Roanoke River drainage in Virginia to Altamaha River drainage in Georgia, USA.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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