Greater jumprock
The greater jumprock (Moxostoma lachneri) is a riverine species of catostomid fish native to Georgia and Alabama in North America.
Greater jumprock | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Catostomidae |
Genus: | Moxostoma |
Species: | M. lachneri |
Binomial name | |
Moxostoma lachneri C. R. Robins & Raney, 1956 | |
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Relationship with humans
The world record for greater jumprock stands at 1lb 4oz taken from the Flint River in Georgia, USA in 2012.
Footnotes
- NatureServe (2013). "Moxostoma lachneri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T202166A18233309. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202166A18233309.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Moxostoma lachneri" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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