From: http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/greatlakesfish/framefish.html

Name:

Other Common Names:

Greater redhorse, redfin redhorse, pavement-toothed redhorse, big-jawed sucker, river mullet

Scientific Name:

Moxostoma carinatum

Diet:

Feed on insects and small mollusks

Habitat:

Prefers clear rivers and medium-sized streams with gravelly riffles and permanent pools

Length:

Average is 12 inches

Identification:

Back and upper sides olive-brown with golden reflections, scales dark-edged, remainder of sides golden yellow, belly white, tailfin is bright red

Photo & Text courtesy of:

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)