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The Golden Redhorse (Moxostoma erythrurum) is one of the most widespread and attractively colored native suckers in North America’s river systems. Named for its shimmering brassy-golden scales and translucent slate-yellow fins, it is an essential benthic grazer...
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The Greater Redhorse (Moxostoma valenciennesi) is the undisputed giant of the redhorse genus, reaching lengths of over 30 inches and weights exceeding 12 pounds. Native to the northern glacial river basins of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence watersheds, this majestic...
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The River Redhorse (Moxostoma carinatum) is a large, handsome freshwater sucker native to the clear, powerful rivers of eastern North America. Instantly distinguished by its bright scarlet-red caudal and lower fins, brassy-bronze scales, and colossal pharyngeal throat...
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The Northern Hog Sucker (Hypentelium nigricans) is a distinctive, bottom-dwelling freshwater fish native to clean, rocky streams across eastern North America. Instantly recognizable by its heavy, squared-off head, wide-set bulging eyes, and bold dark saddle markings,...
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The Blue Sucker (Cycleptus elongatus) is a magnificent, long-lived big-river fish belonging to the sucker family Catostomidae. Easily distinguished by its slender, torpedo-shaped body, sickle-shaped dorsal fin, and deep steel-blue or slate-black breeding coloration,...
