Moxostoma poecilurum Jordan, 1877
Blacktail redhorse
photo by Thomas, C.

Family:  Catostomidae (Suckers), subfamily: Catostominae
Max. size:  51 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: Mississippi River tributaries on Former Mississippi Embayment from southern Kentucky and southern Arkansas south to Louisiana in the USA; Gulf Slope drainages from Choctawhatchee River in Alabama and Florida to Galveston Bay in Texas in the USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits sandy and rocky pools, runs and riffles of small to medium rivers. Also found in impoundments (Ref. 5723, 10294). Feeds on detritus, diatoms, and a wide variety of small invertebrates such as microcrustacea, rotifers, caddisfly larvae, and phantom midge larvae (Ref. 10294).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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