WHATSTHATFISH
Bony fish

River Redhorse

Moxostoma carinatum

Also known as: Redhorse Sucker, Redhorse

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2013
Adult
@bakedfarts · Missouri, United States · August 20171 / 1
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Overview

Found in rocky pools and swift runs, of large creeks, lakes, and small to large rivers.
Widespread North America

Suckerfish are fund in freshwaters they have thick fleshy lips with no teeth, but their throat has a single row of teeth with which to grind their food up against a roughed base plate.

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Habitat & where to find it

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Found in rocky pools and swift runs, of large creeks, lakes, and small to large rivers.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderCypriniformes
    5. familyCatostomidae
    6. genusMoxostoma
    7. speciesMoxostoma carinatum (Cope, 1870)

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    More in the family

    Cypriniformes