---
title: "Shorthead Redhorse"
description: "Moxostoma macrolepidotum — Fische. Moxostoma macrolepidotum, engl."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/shorthead-redhorse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Shorthead Redhorse

> Moxostoma macrolepidotum — Fische. Moxostoma macrolepidotum, engl.

- Scientific name: *Moxostoma macrolepidotum*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (See & Fluss)
- iNaturalist observations: 1285
- Wikidata: [Q1609042](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1609042)
- iNaturalist taxon: [106216](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/106216)

## Names

- en: Shorthead Redhorse
- fr: Chevalier rouge

## Countries with the most observations

US (902), CA (327)

## Summary

Moxostoma macrolepidotum, engl. Shorthead Redhorse, gehört zur Familie der Saugkarpfen.

Text: Wikipedia (de), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moxostoma_macrolepidotum

## Photo

![Shorthead Redhorse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/shorthead-redhorse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kari Moreland · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/356725470

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/shorthead-redhorse?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).