Golden redhorse
📖 Overview
Adults occur in mud-bottomed to rock-bottomed pools, runs and riffles of creeks and small to large rivers. Occasionally found in lakes . They feed on immature mayflies, caddisflies and midges .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Golden redhorse is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Golden redhorse is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Golden redhorse is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous . Temperate; 47°N - 32°N North Dakota and south to Alabama and Oklahoma in USA; isolated in southwestern Mississippi, USA; from Potomac River in Maryland to Roanoke River in North Carolina, USA; Mobile Bay drainage in USA.
🌿 Ecology
immature mayflies, caddisflies and midges (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Golden Redhorse |
| 🇫🇷French | chevalier doré |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catostomus erythrurus | Rafinesque | 1818 | Synonym |
| Catostomus erythurus | Rafinesque | 1818 | Synonym |
| Moxostoma parvidens | Regan | 1907 | Synonym |
| Moxotoma erythrurum | Rafinesque | 1818 | Synonym |
| Myxostoma euryops | Jordan | 1877 | Synonym |
| Ptychostomus bucco | Cope | 1871 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 81 records indexed .
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