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Scientific Name
Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Moxostoma macrolepidotum (Lesueur, 1817)
Park
Devils Tower National Monument (DETO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
shorthead redhorse
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassActinopterygii
ClassTeleostei
SuperorderOstariophysi
OrderCypriniformes
SuperfamilyCobitoidea
FamilyCatostomidae
SubfamilyCatostominae
TribeMoxostomatini
GenusMoxostoma
SpeciesMoxostoma macrolepidotum
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Changed status in park due to fish inventory report. 4/11/2002. White et al. 2002 documented in park and vouchered specimens; this is current, verifiable evidence.; Data Source: White et al. 2002
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Fishes of Wyoming (G. T. Baxter and M. D. Stone, 1995) states, "In Wyoming, the shorthead redhorse is found east of the Continental Divide at lower elevations in most drainages. There are no records for this species in the Cheyenne, Niobrara, and South Platte river drainages."; Data Source: G. T. Baxter and M. D. Stone, 1995
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Changed per fish inventory 4/11/2002. 3 of 3 sites in White et al.; 30% of catch.; Data Source: White et al
Seasonality Tags
  • Resident
    Listed as reproducing status unknown in NPFauna. (Changed 4/11/2002 dmh). Breeding not documented, but I expect it would breed in the Belle Fourche River.; Data Source: DETO Fish Certification File 2005
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
2
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac - I & M Office
Created Date
4/11/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Stacey Meyer
Last Modified Date
7/12/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: /DETO 1990C/ANCS, Park Species Data Source: Converted from NPFauna database by I & M Office
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