| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Catostomidae | Moxostoma rupiscartes | (Jordan & Jenkins) | 1889 | Striped Jumprock |
Moxostoma rupiscartes
Unique Characters: Body form elongate. Circumpeduncle scales modally 16. Dorsum of head flat or slightly convex, little or not at all elevated above eyes. Lips subplicate with usually numerous transverse grooves. Gill rakers 23-26. Lateral body stripes below lateral line, pale stripes narrower than dark stripes. Lateral body stripes in adults usually retained. Lateral body blotches usually retained in juveniles and adults, often very blotchy and mottled. Dorsal fin rays modally 11. Restricted to Broad, Catawba, and Yadkin basins.
Similar Species:
“Brassy” Jumprock, Moxostoma sp. Body form stout. Circumpeduncle scales modally 16. Dorsum of head strongly convex, well elevated above eyes. Lips subplicate; few or no deep transverse grooves. Dorsal and caudal fins not with black tips. Lateral body stripes below lateral line, pale stripes wider than or equal in width to dark stripes. Lateral body stripes in adults lost. Lateral body blotches lost in medium juveniles and adults. Dorsal fin rays modally 12. Gill rakers 23-26. Restricted to Broad, Catawba, Yadkin and Cape Fear basins (Hogue et al. 2026).
Photo Credit: Cody Cromer
Reference:
Hogue, G.M., B.H. Tracy, J.A. Raine, and L.C. Hughes. 2026. Carolina Redhorse – a new species of Moxostoma (Cypriniformes: Catostomidae) from North Carolina and South Carolina, USA. Zootaxa 5763 (4):501-528. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5763.4.3.
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