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Fish Species Description

River redhorse

Moxostoma carinatum

(Cope, 1870)

Classification

Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Catostomidae
Alternate Names:

Status: State Rare

Freshwater

Notes:

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Basin Distribution in Georgia:

In Georgia, occurs in the Coosa and Tennessee River Basins.

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