Greater redhorse (Moxostoma valenciennesi) is a freshwater species recorded in the United States.
Scientific name: Moxostoma valenciennesi · Water: Freshwater
Size: up to 80 cm
The greater redhorse is a demersal catostomid of sandy to rocky pools and runs in medium to large rivers, and it also occurs in lakes. It spawns along the edges and in the midstream areas of riffles, over pebble, cobble and gravel substrates. Maximum length is about 80 cm total length, commonly about 53 cm. It is taken in subsistence fisheries and is a gamefish. Fishing vulnerability is high to very high at 68 of 100 and resilience low. IUCN lists it as least concern.
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