Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
This species was found at 298 bioassessment sites, 2 rapid fish bioassessment sites, 83 fisheries assessment sites, and 13 fisheries presence-only assessment sites. In total, it was collected at 392 distinct sites, or 27.2% of the 1442 total sites monitored by the bioassessment program. It is the 19th most commonly collected species.
The Shorthead Redhorse was collected in 616 bioassessment sampling sessions and 186 fisheries assessment sessions. It was present in 2 rapid bioassessment sessions and 13 presence-only sessions.
The biological assessment program has collected a total of 21,887 individual Shorthead Redhorse specimens, ranking it the #20 most collected fish.
A slender, coarse-scaled sucker with a bright red tail fin. Its head is shorter than other redhorse, its dorsal fin is strongly curved inward, with 12-13 or sometimes 14 soft rays. The upper lip often has a "pea-shaped" swelling in the middle. The rear margin of the lower lip is nearly straight with the lip folds divided into prominent papillae. The pharyngeal teeth are thin, comb-like with about 53 per arch. The lateral line is complete with 41 to 45 scales. Scale count around the caudal peduncle is 12.
HUC12 watersheds where this species has been found