Blacktail redhorse

Blacktail Redhorse is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Moxostoma.

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The Blacktail redhorse lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

Status: Blacktail redhorse are abundant in moderate-size streams and large rivers of northwestern Florida and apparently face no immediate threats to their continued existence. More

Characteristics: The blacktail redhorse is characterized by a prominent black or dusky stripe on the lower lobe of its tricolored caudal fin. More

Blacktail - The blacktail redhorse is characterized by a prominent black or dusky stripe on the lower lobe of its tricolored caudal fin. Golden - This terete redhorse has a large head, with a length approximately 24 percent of the standard length. More

The Ecology of Blacktail Redhorse Moxostoma poecilurum in West Fork Thompson Creek, Louisiana Degree Master of Science (M.S. More

Common names

blacktail redhorse in English
Pakaprovec tmavoocasý in Czech (česky)
Sorthalet hestefisk in Danish (dansk)
моксостома мексиканская in Russian (русский язык)
杂色吸口鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
雜色吸口魚 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Catostomidae
Genus : Moxostoma
Species : Moxostoma poecilurum
Authority : Jordan, 1877

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Blacktail redhorse (Moxostoma poecilurum)