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Bigeye jumprock

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Species of fish

Bigeye jumprock
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Catostomidae
Genus: Moxostoma
Species: M. ariommum
Binomial name
Moxostoma ariommum
C. R. Robins & Raney, 1956
Synonyms

Scartomyzon ariommus (C. R. Robins & Raney, 1956)

The bigeye jumprock (Moxostoma ariommum) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae. It is found only in the upper Roanoke River drainage in Virginia and North Carolina, United States. It inhabits deep rocky runs and pools with large boulders and rubble. It reaches a maximum length of around 22 cm.

Sources

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Moxostoma ariommum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T40696A18231287. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T40696A18231287.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Moxostoma ariommum


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