Novel Reproductive Data on Pealip Redhorse, Moxostoma pisolabrum (Cypriniformes: Catostomidae), from Northeastern Arkansas

Authors

Chris T. McAllister, Eastern Oklahoma St. CollegeFollow
Henry W. Robison, Southern Arkansas University Main CampusFollow
Ethan T. Woodyard, Mississippi State UniversityFollow
Thomas Graham Rosser, Mississippi State UniversityFollow
Thomas J. Fayton, Cornell UniversityFollow

Keywords

Moxostoma pisolabrum, Pealip Redhorse, Catostomidae, Black River, Arkansas, Reproduction

Abstract

Little is known about the natural history of the Pealip Redhorse (Moxostoma pisolabrum), particularly on its reproductive biology in Arkansas. We examined 11 female M. pisolabrum collected in late February 2020 and 2021 from the Black River, Lawrence County. Egg mass (g) represented 9‒14% of the total weight of these gravid females. This is the first time information on female reproduction in this species has been reported from any population of M. pisolabrum in the state.

Recommended Citation

McAllister, Chris T.; Robison, Henry W.; Woodyard, Ethan T.; Rosser, Thomas Graham; and Fayton, Thomas J. (2021) "Novel Reproductive Data on Pealip Redhorse, Moxostoma pisolabrum (Cypriniformes: Catostomidae), from Northeastern Arkansas," Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 75, Article 15.
https://doi.org/10.54119/jaas.2021.7506
Available at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol75/iss1/15