River redhorse (Moxostoma carinatum) is a freshwater species recorded in the United States.
Scientific name: Moxostoma carinatum · Water: Freshwater
Size: up to 77 cm
The river redhorse is a demersal catostomid of rocky pools and swift runs in small to large rivers, and it also occurs in impoundments. It is locally common but is disappearing from the northern and western parts of its range, and adults feed on small bivalve mollusks. Maximum length is about 77 cm total length, commonly about 48 cm, and it can live 12 years. It is taken in subsistence fisheries and is a gamefish. Fishing vulnerability is high at 59 of 100 and resilience low. IUCN lists it as least concern.
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