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Name: |
Silver Redhorse |
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Other Common
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Silver mullet, silver sucker, white sucker, white nose redhorse, bay mullet, redfin mullet, longtailed sucker |
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Scientific Name: |
Moxostoma anisurum |
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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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Length: |
Average length is 12 inches |
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Identification: |
Olive or slate-colored tailfin with pale silvery sides, somewhat darker above and bright silver below, has 14 or 15 soft rays in a short dorsal fin, can weigh up to 14 pounds |
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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 Fishes of Indiana published by Indiana Department of Conservation, Division of Fish and Game (1964) |
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