Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Actinopterygii
      Order: Cypriniformes
        Family: Catostomidae
          Genus: Moxostoma
            Species: congestum

Gray Redhorse - Moxostoma congestum

Gray Redhorse

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Gray Redhorse (Moxostoma congestum) is a medium-sized (0.5 m) fish that occurs in western Texas and downstream of Brantley Dam in the lower Pecos River and in the Black River of New Mexico. They inhabit warm, clear to somewhat cloudy, low flow rivers of small to medium size; adults prefer pools while young prefer riffles and runs. Their diet consists largely of immature aquatic insects.

Status

Global Rank: G4

State Rank: S1

State Status: E

Federal Status:

USFS Status:

BLM Status: BLM SENSITIVE

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 34

Number of Mapped Locations: 47

Number of Observations: 97

Observation date range: 04-03-1916 to 04-30-2017

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