Moxostoma anisurum

Moxostoma anisurum - Silver Redhorse - Oconaluftee River
Moxostoma anisurum – Silver Redhorse – Oconaluftee River
FamilyScientific NameAuthorYearCommon Name
CatostomidaeMoxostoma anisurum(Rafinesque)1820Silver Redhorse

Moxostoma anisurum

Unique Characters: Lips fully or nearly fully papillose or semi-papillose. Posterior margin of lower lip medially V-shaped; halves of lower lip mostly unconnected medially (Tracy et al. 2024).

Moxostoma anisurum - Silver Redhorse - Oconaluftee River - lips
Moxostoma anisurum – Silver Redhorse – Oconaluftee River – lips
Moxostoma anisurum - Silver Redhorse - pharyngeal arch NCSM - 70833
Moxostoma anisurum – Silver Redhorse – pharyngeal arch NCSM – 70833

Similar Species: None

Reference:

Tracy, B. H., F. C. Rohde, S. A. Smith, J. L. Bissette, and G. M. Hogue. 2024. A guide to North Carolina’s freshwater fishes. University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, NC. https://uncpress.org/book/9781469678115/a-guide-to-north-carolinas-freshwater-fishes/.

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