Moxostoma carinatum (Cope, 1870)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The river redhorse (Moxostoma carinatum) is a species of freshwater fish endemic to the eastern half of the United States and southeastern Canada. They can range from 10 to 30 inches in length and can potentially reach a weight of more than 10 pounds after maturity. It is typically found in clear, large creeks and rivers, though it is sometimes also found in lakes. They are sometimes speared or caught with hook and line using crayfish or worms as bait.
A bottom-feeder, it feeds on mussels, snails, crustaceans and immature aquatic insects. Its common names include big-sawed sucker, river mullet, greater redhorse, redfin redhorse and redhorse sucker. It has the following characteristics:
Wikipedia contributors, River redhorse; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:14:26.312749+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Moxostoma carinatum (Cope, 1870)
- Name authority
- (Cope, 1870)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Catostomidae
- Genus
- Moxostoma
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCatostomidae Agassiz, 1850
- subfamilyCatostominae Agassiz, 1850
- tribeMoxostomatini Bleeker, 1863
- genusMoxostoma Rafinesque, 1820
- speciesMoxostoma carinatum (Cope, 1870)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Moxostoma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Moxostoma breviceps (Cope, 1870) | CatostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Moxostoma lachneri Robins & Raney, 1956 | CatostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mexican RedhorseMoxostoma austrinum Bean, 1880 | CatostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Moxostoma robustum (Cope, 1870) | CatostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Moxostoma lacerum (Jordan & Brayton, 1877) | CatostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Moxostoma rupiscartes Jordan & Jenkins, 1889 | CatostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mascota JumprockMoxostoma mascotae Regan, 1907 | CatostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Moxostoma duquesnei (Lesueur, 1817) | CatostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Moxostoma pappillosum (Cope, 1870) | CatostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Moxostoma pisolabrum Trautman & Martin, 1951 | CatostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Moxostoma erythrurum (Rafinesque, 1818) | CatostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Moxostoma poecilurum Jordan, 1877 | CatostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Placopharynx carinatus Cope, 1870 Cope, 1870 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1421422 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:44GTW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.