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The Smallmouth Redhorse

Smallmouth Redhorse is a freshwater sucker identified here as Moxostoma breviceps. Its scientific identity is especially important when comparing sparse or older redhorse records.

Range and Identity

Moxostoma breviceps is the name retained for this entry. The checked summary gives a United States distribution without a detailed drainage list. That broad statement should not be expanded to every American river or replaced by the range of another similarly named redhorse.

Habitat and Behavior

The available biological account is sparse. It does not establish a detailed species-specific habitat, feeding list or spawning calendar. Mouth shape and a familiar redhorse common name alone cannot supply those missing facts or confirm a fish from an otherwise unverified locality.

Food and Life History

A 60.7-centimeter total-length entry is linked to a regional Appalachian length-weight study. It is retained as a study reference rather than proof of a species-wide upper limit. A separate seven-hundred-gram value is likewise not promoted to a global maximum, and no body mass is modeled.

Field Note

Preserve the original scientific identification, locality and photographs with a record. Those details are useful when comparing redhorse accounts whose common names or taxonomic treatment may differ.

All Lakes With Smallmouth Redhorse

Browse lakes and reservoirs with documented Smallmouth Redhorse records, listed alphabetically. Records do not establish current abundance or public access. Check the evidence and managing authority for the water you choose.

No published lakes are currently linked to this species in our confirmed records.

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