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Moxostoma robustum (robust redhorse; Smallfin redhorse)

Synonyms: Ptychostomus robustus; Scartomyzon robustus
Language: Czech; Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

The robust redhorse, Moxostoma robustum, is a redhorse-type fish that lives in the freshwater streams of the eastern United States. It was previously called the smallfin redhorse.
View Wikipedia Record: Moxostoma robustum

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Moxostoma robustum

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  28 inches (71 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  In the open
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Lithophils (rock-gravel)
Brood Guarder [1]  No
Maximum Longevity [1]  27 years
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Female Maturity [1]  5 years 6 months

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Frimpong, E.A., and P. L. Angermeier. 2009. FishTraits: a database of ecological and life-history traits of freshwater fishes of the United States. Fisheries 34:487-495.
♦ 2Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0