Iowa Fish Atlas

                

Native: Yes

State Rank: S?

ITIS Code: 163947         

National Rank: N4           

Global Rank: G4

Modeled By: Anna Loan-Wilsey

State Range:

There are no current collections of the greater redhorse in Iowa.  Harlan et al. (1987) and Pitlo et al. (1995), however, both list the species as being in Pools 9 through 11 in the Mississippi River.  Most likely, this very rare fish is on the verge of extirpation from the state.

Habitat Affinities:

Little is known about the ecology of the greater redhorse at all life history stages (Bunt and Cooke 2001).  The greater redhorse seems to prefer clear, medium-sized to large rivers and lakes with sand, cobble or gravel bottoms.  (Becker 1993; Eddy and Underhill 1974; Harlan et al. 1987; Phillips et al. 1982; Trautman 1981).  The species requires riffles for spawning but maintains summer home ranges in low velocity runs (Bunt and Cooke 2001).  The greater redhorse is sensitive to chemical pollutants and turbidity (Becker 1993) which could explain its rarity in Iowa waters.

Predictive Model(s):

Mississippi River Model:

The distribution is based upon professional review.

("pool" >= 'S09' AND "pool" <= 'S11')

Overall Prediction:

("pool" >= 'S09' AND "pool" <= 'S11')

Literature Cited:

Becker, G.C.  1983.  Fishes of Wisconsin.  University of Wisconsin Press, Madison. 1052 pp.

Bunt, C.M., and S.J. Cooke.  2001.  Post-spawn movements and habitat use by greater redhorse, Moxostoma valenciennesi.  Ecology of Freshwater Fish 10: 57-60.

Eddy, S., and J.C. Underhill.  1974.  Northern fishes; with special reference to the upper Mississippi Valley.  University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota.  414 pp.

Harlan, J.R., E.B. Speaker, and J. Mayhew.  1987.  Iowa fish and fishing. Iowa Conservation Commission, Des Moines, Iowa. 323pp.

Phillips, G.L., W.D. Schmid, and J.C. Underhill.  1982.  Fishes of the Minnesota region.  University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota.  248 pp.

Pitlo, J. Jr., A. Van Vooren, and J. Rasmussen.  1995.  Distribution and relative

abundance of Upper Mississippi River fishes.  Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee, Rock Island, Illinois.

 

Trautman, M.B.  1981.  The fishes of Ohio.  Revised Edition.  Ohio State University Press in collaboration with the Ohio Sea Grant Program Center for Lake Erie Area Research,  Columbus, Ohio.  782 pp.

Data Sources:

*Pitlo, J. Jr., A. Van Vooren, and J. Rasmussen.  1995.  Distribution and relative

abundance of Upper Mississippi River fishes.  Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee, Rock Island, Illinois.

*This data source was used only for verification and general location of species in Iowa.

Additional References:

Aadland, L.P.,  C.M. Cook, M.T. Negus, H.G. Drewes, and  C.S. Anderson.  1991.  Microhabitat preferences of selected stream fishes and community-oriented approach to instream flow assessments.  Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Section of Fisheries, Minneapolis, Minnesota.  142 pp.

Clay, W.M.  1975.  The fishes of Kentucky.  Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Frankfort, Kentucky.  416 pp.

Harris, P.M., and R.L. Mayden.  2001.  Phylogenetic relationships of major clades of Catostomidae (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) as inferred from mitchondrial SSU and LSU rDNA sequences.   Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 20:225-237.

Jenkins, R.E.  1970.  Systematic studies of the catostomid fish tribe Moxostomatini.  Ph.D. dissertation. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.  779 pp.

Lee, D. S., C. R. Gilbert, C. H. Hocutt, R. E. Jenkins, D. E. McAllister, and J. R. Stauffer, Jr.  1980.  Atlas of North American freshwater fishes.  North Carolina State Museum of Natural History, Raleigh, North Carolina.  867 pp.

Page, L.M., and B.M. Burr.  1991.  A field guide to freshwater fishes: North America north of Mexico.  Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts. 432 pp.

Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott.  1991.  Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada.  American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 20, Bethesda, Maryland. 183 pp.

Scott, W.B., and E. J. Crossman.  1973.  Freshwater fishes of Canada.  Fisheries Research Board of Canada Bulletin No. 184, Ottawa, Canada.  966 pp.

Seegert, G.  1986.  Rediscovery of the greater redhorse (Moxostoma valenciennesi Jordan) (Cypriniformes:  Catostomidae) in Illinois.  Transactions of the Illinois Academy of Science 79(3-4): 293-294.

Smith, C.L.  1985.  The inland fishes of New York state.  New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, New York.  522 pp.

Smith, G.R. 1992.  Phylogeny and biogeography of the Catostomidae, freshwater fishes of North America and Asia. Pages 778-826 in Mayden, R.L., editor.  Systematics, historical ecology, and North American freshwater fishes. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California. xxvi + 969 pp.

Warren, M.L. Jr., B.M. Burr, S.J. Walsh, H.L. Bart Jr., R.C. Cashner, D.A. Etnier, B.J. Freeman, B.R. Kuhajda, R.L. Mayden, H.W. Robison, S.T. Ross, and W.C. Starnes.  2000.  Diversity, distribution, and conservation status of the native freshwater fishes of the southern United States.  Fisheries 25(10): 7-31.

Yoder, C.O., and  R.A. Beaumier.  1986.  The occurrence and distribution of river redhorse, Moxostoma carinatum, and greater redhorse, Moxostoma valenciennesi in the Sandusky River, Ohio.  The Ohio Journal of Science 86(1):18-21.

Photo Credits:

Upper Left:       Photo courtesy of Konrad P. Schmidt, copyright Konrad P. Schmidt.

Upper Right:     Photo courtesy of the Native Fish Conservancy, http://www.nativefish.org