Shorthead redhorse (Moxostoma macrolepidotum) is a freshwater, brackish species recorded in the United States.
Scientific name: Moxostoma macrolepidotum · Water: Freshwater, Brackish
Size: up to 75 cm
The shorthead redhorse is a demersal catostomid of rocky pools, runs and riffles in small to large rivers, and it is also found in lakes and enters brackish water. Adults feed on benthic insect larvae, while juveniles take microcrustacea and midge larvae. Maximum length is about 75 cm total length, commonly about 41 cm, and it can live nine years. It is taken in subsistence fisheries and is a gamefish. Fishing vulnerability is high at 56 of 100 and resilience medium. IUCN lists it as least concern.
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