Greater redhorse

Moxostoma valenciennesi

Catostomid Fish Reaching Eighty Centimeters

Red
Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
North America
Elongated
Large
Temperate fish

The greater redhorse (Moxostoma valenciennesi) is a species of freshwater fish found in northeastern North America. It is the largest member of the genus Moxostoma, with a maximum length of 80 cm (31.5 in). The greater redhorse is long lived with a maximum reported age of 27 years.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Catostomidae
Genus: Moxostoma
Maximum length: 80 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: North America: Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River, Hudson Bay (in Red River) and Mississippi River basins from Quebec in Canada and Vermont in USA to southern Ontario in Canada and northern Minnesota in USA, and south to Ohio River in Kentucky, USA.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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