Animalia > Chordata > Cypriniformes > Catostomidae > Moxostoma > Moxostoma duquesnii

Moxostoma duquesnii (Black redhorse)

Synonyms: Catostomus duquesnii; Moxostoma alleghaniensis; Moxostoma duquesnei; Moxotoma duquesneri; Placopharynx duquesnii
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Wikipedia Abstract

The black redhorse (Moxostoma duquesni), (or duquesnii) is a species of freshwater fish endemic to Ontario and the eastern half of the United States, where it lives in streams and small to medium rivers. A bottom-feeder, it feeds on microcrustaceans, aquatic insects, detritus, and algae. The black redhorse spawns in the spring. This species has been identified as Threatened by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC). It is currently being considered for listing under the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA).
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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  20 inches (51 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  In the open
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Lithophils (rock-gravel)
Brood Guarder [1]  No
Litter Size [1]  17,252
Maximum Longevity [1]  10 years
Adult Weight [2]  2.756 lbs (1.25 kg)
Diet [3]  Planktivore, Detritivore, Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Female Maturity [1]  3 years
Male Maturity [2]  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.
2de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
3Myers, 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