Animalia > Chordata > Cypriniformes > Catostomidae > Moxostoma > Moxostoma ariommum

Moxostoma ariommum (Bigeye jumprock)

Synonyms: Scartomyzon ariommus
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Wikipedia Abstract

The bigeye jumprock (Scartomyzon ariommus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Catostomidae family.It is found only in the upper Roanoke River drainage in Virginia and North Carolina, United States. It inhabits deep rocky runs and pools with large boulders and rubble. It reaches a maximum length of around 22 cm.
View Wikipedia Record: Moxostoma ariommum

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  8 inches (20 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  In the open
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Lithophils (rock-gravel)
Brood Guarder [1]  No
Maximum Longevity [1]  8 years
Diet [2]  Detritivore, Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Female Maturity [1]  3 years

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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