Notchlip redhorse

The notchlip redhorse (Moxostoma collapsum) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Moxostoma.

Notchlip redhorse

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Catostomidae
Genus: Moxostoma
Species:
M. collapsum
Binomial name
Moxostoma collapsum
(Cope, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Ptychostomus collapsus Cope, 1870

Relationship with humans

The world record notchlip redhorse stands at 1lb 4oz taken from the Green River in North Carolina in 2018.[2]

Footnotes

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References

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Moxostoma collapsum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202163A18234465. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202163A18234465.en.
  2. "https://igfa.org/igfa-world-records-search/?search_type=CommonName&search_term_1=Redhorse,%20notchlip". igfa.org. International Game Fish Association. Retrieved 17 May 2019. External link in |title= (help)


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