The V-lip redhorse (Moxostoma pappillosum) is a species of freshwater catostomid fish from Eastern North America. It inhabits drainages on the Atlantic Slope between Virginia and South Carolina.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Catostomidae |
| Genus: | Moxostoma |
| Species: | M. pappillosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Moxostoma pappillosum (Cope, 1870)
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Relationship with human edit
The IGFA all tackle world record for the species stands at 1lb 0oz taken from the Green River in North Carolina in 2018.[2]
Footnotes edit
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Moxostoma pappillosum" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
References edit
- ^ NatureServe (2013). "Moxostoma pappillosum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202254A18233961. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202254A18233961.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Redhorse, v-lip". igfa.org. International Game Fish Association. Retrieved 17 May 2019.