Name: |
Shorthead Redhorse |
Other Common
Names: |
Redfin, redfin sucker, red sucker, redhorse mullet, common mullet, shorthead mullet, mullet, bigscale sucker, common redhorse, northern redhorse, Des Moines Plunger |
Scientific Name: |
Moxostoma macrolepidotum |
Diet: |
Feed on insects and small mollusks |
Habitat: |
Prefers clear rivers and medium-sized streams with gravelly riffles and permanent pools |
Length: |
Average is 11 inches |
Identification: |
Body is long, slender, and compressed. Back is dark to tan olive with sides olive yellow and body whitish. Caudal and dorsal fins pale to bright red while paired fins are salmon to reddish orange. Anal fin is orange to red with white edge. Scales have dark spots at base |
Photo & 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 Fishes of Indiana published by Indiana Department of Conservation, Division of Fish and Game (1964) |