Silver redhorse (Moxostoma anisurum) is a freshwater species recorded in the United States.
Scientific name: Moxostoma anisurum · Water: Freshwater
Size: up to 74 cm
The silver redhorse is a demersal catostomid of mud-bottomed to rock-bottomed pools and runs in small to large rivers, and it is occasionally found in lakes. It feeds on immature midges, mayflies and caddisflies. Maximum length is about 74 cm total length, commonly about 32 cm, and it can live ten years. It is taken in subsistence fisheries and is a gamefish. Fishing vulnerability is high at 58 of 100 and resilience medium. IUCN lists it as least concern.
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