Moxostoma collapsum (Notchlip Redhorse, Piedmont Redhorse, V-Lip Redhorse, V-Lip Redhorse)

Overview

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Family : Suckers ;

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Notchlip Redhorse, Piedmont Redhorse, V-Lip Redhorse

Description

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Family Catostomidae

Distribution: China, northeast Siberia, North America. Pharyngeal teeth a single row with at least 16 teeth. Lips usually thick and fleshy with plicae or papillae. Premaxilla and maxilla usually bordering upper jaw. Exhibits tetraploidy. About 1 m maximum length , usually below 60 cm.The family Catostomidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Cypriniformes. It contains 13 genera and 68 species. It may be found in Freshwater environments and is primarily Primary freshwater. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Members of this family have been dated back to the lower Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. This family may be found from 70° n to 18° s and 180° w to 180° e. Etymology of this family name : Greek, kata = down + Greek, stoma = mouth

Habitat

Biome: Fresh water . Demersal .

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
        Class: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
        Subclass: Actinopterygii () - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Infraclass: Actinopteri ()
        Cohort: Clupeocephala ()
        Order: Cypriniformes ()
        Family: Catostomidae () - Suckers
        Genus: Moxostoma () - Legendre, 1952
        Specific name: collapsum - (Cope, 1870)
        Scientific name: - Moxostoma collapsum (Cope, 1870)

Unambiguous Synonyms

Ptychostomus collapsus Cope, 1870

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: –

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Moxostoma

There are approximately 65 species in this genus:

M. albidum (Longlip Jumprock) · M. alleghaniensis nichols holotyp · M. alleghaniensis nichols paratyp · M. amieurum · M. anisurum (Silver Mullet) · M. annolum · M. ariommum (Bigeye Jumprock) · M. atripinne · M. aurealis · M. aurealum · M. aureleum · M. aureoleum · M. aureolum pisolabrum · M. austrinum (Mexican Redhorse) · M. austrinum milleri · M. breviceps (Hookfin Redhorse) · M. campbelli · M. carinatum (River Redhorse) · M. carpio · M. cervinum (Black Jumprock) · M. claviformis · M. collapsum (Notchlip Redhorse) · M. congestum (Gray Jumprock) · M. congestum congestum · M. congestus · M. conjestum · M. conus · M. coregonus · M. crassilabre · M. duquesii · M. duquesmii · M. duquesnei duquesnei · M. duquesnii (Black Redhorse) · M. erthrurum · M. erythrurum (Golden Redhorse) · M. gibbosa · M. grammarion · M. grammavion · M. hamiltoni · M. hubbsi (Copper Redhorse) · M. kennerlii · M. lacerum (Hairlip Redhorse) · M. lachneri (Greater Jumprock) · M. lesueurii · M. macrolepidotum (Common Mullet) · M. macrolepidotum breviceps (Common Mullet) · M. macrolepidotum leseurii · M. macrolepidotum macrolepidotum · M. macrolepidotum pisolabrum · M. macrolepidotus · M. macrolopidotum · M. mascotae (Mascota Jumprock) · M. moxostoma macrolepidotum · M. oblongum · M. papillosum · M. pappillosum (Slender Redhorse) · M. pisolabrum (Pealip Redhorse) · M. poecilurum (Blacktail Redhorse) · M. robustum (Robust Redhorse) · M. rothoecum · M. rupicartes · M. rupiscartes (Striped Jumprock) · M. trisignatum · M. valenciennesi (Greater Redhorse) · M. victoria

Bibliography

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Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
Eschmeyer, W.N., Editor (2003). Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of March 2003. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in March 2003.
Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, USA. 2905. ISBN: 0-940228-47-5.
Mayden, Richard L., ed. 1992. Systematics, Historical Ecology, and North American Freshwater Fishes. Stanford University Press. Stanford, California, USA. xxvi + 969.

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Contributors

Allen, Gerald R. (from FishBase).
Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 20, 2007.
FishBase 2006.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2729559
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-149050
Fishbase Species ID: 60773
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 1704940
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 201946
Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AFCJC10230
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 15911