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Name: |
Golden Redhorse |
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Other Common
Names: |
Golden mullet, smallheaded mullet, golden sucker, white sucker |
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Scientific Name: |
Moxostoma erythrurum |
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Length: |
Average is 11 inches |
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Diet: |
Feed on insects and small mollusks |
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Habitat: |
Prefers clear rivers and medium-sized streams with gravelly riffles and permanent pools |
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Identification: |
Body is slender to stout, Back is brassy to bright gold with sides bronze to yellowish and belly is white. Caudal and dorsal fins slate colored with lower fins yellowish-orange to reddish in adults. No dark spots on scales |
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Photo Courtesy of |
Konrad Schmidt - James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History |
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Text Courtesy of: |
Iowa Department of Natural Resources Iowa Fish and Fishing by James R. Harlan and Everett B.
Speaker with James Mayhew; color illustrations by Maynard F. Reece Fishes of Wisconsin by George C. Becker |