Golden Redhorse
Moxostoma erythrurum (Rafinesque, 1818)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Order | Cypriniformes |
| Family | Catostomidae |
| Genus | Moxostoma |
| Species | Moxostoma erythrurum (Rafinesque, 1818) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygoxene
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Kentucky.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky
Counties
- Kentucky
- Edmonson
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2015.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N4 Apparently Secure
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Manitoba
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Ontario
- S4 Apparently Secure
- North Dakota
- SNR Unranked
- Michigan
- S2 Imperiled
- Iowa
- SNR Unranked
- Arkansas
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Missouri
- SNR Unranked
- North Carolina
- S4 Apparently Secure
- New York
- S3 Vulnerable
- Illinois
- S5 Secure
- South Dakota
- S2 Imperiled
- Alabama
- S5 Secure
- West Virginia
- S5 Secure
- District of Columbia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Maryland
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Georgia
- S3 Vulnerable
- Mississippi
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Virginia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Minnesota
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- S5 Secure
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- Ohio
- S5 Secure
- Kansas
- S5 Secure
- Wisconsin
- S5 Secure
- Pennsylvania
- S5 Secure
- Texas
- S2 Imperiled
- Kentucky
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
Ranks looked up 2 July 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
References
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.
How to cite this account
Moxostoma erythrurum (Rafinesque, 1818). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2670. https://cavebiology.org/species/moxostoma-erythrurum/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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