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MBSS Fish Information
GOLDEN REDHORSE
Moxostoma erythrurum

The Golden redhorse is a member of the Sucker family (Catostomidae).

The map below shows presence (green circles) of this species in the 1995-2019 MBSS dataset.
Illustration by Dave Neely

Distribution of Golden redhorse in Maryland (MBSS data):

The MBSS has collected the following fishes in the family Catostomidae:

Common Name Genus & species
Creek chubsucker Erimyzon oblongus
Northern hogsucker Hypentelium nigricans
Shorthead redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
White sucker Catostomus commersoni
Golden redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum