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Moxostoma pappillosum

V-Lip Redhorse
NS G4
Collection Details

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Taxonomic Hierarchy

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes) Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows) Catostomidae (Suckers) Moxostoma Moxostoma pappillosum (V-Lip Redhorse)

Description

This species account was compiled from FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2025. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version 04/2025.) and processed using AI-assisted text extraction. It may contain errors in spelling, punctuation, or formatting. When citing, please reference the original source rather than this page. Learn more about our species accounts.

Characters

Body shape: elongated.

Distribution

North America: Atlantic Slope from Roanoke River drainage in Virginia, USA to Santee River drainage in South Carolina, USA.

Habitat Associations

Freshwater. demersal.

Biology

Inhabits rocky runs and mud-bottomed to rock-bottomed pools of small rivers. Also found in impoundments.
Max length: 45.0 cm TL; common length: 28.5 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2012-03-01. Resilience: Medium (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

References

Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott (1991) Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (20):183 p.
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr (1991) A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p.

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