redhorse

[ red-hawrs ]

noun

any of several suckers of the genus Moxostoma, found in the fresh waters of North America, often having reddish fins.

Origin of redhorse

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800; red¹ + horse

Stations C-5 and E-2 were the lowermost environments in which this redhorse was taken.
Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas | Artie L. Metcalf
That occasional northern redhorse enter the larger rivers of the area here reported on seems probable.
Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas | Artie L. Metcalf
But I like him, for we knew each other at redhorse when we were young.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Vol. II: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | Ambrose Bierce
It seems that the golden redhorse is somewhat restricted in movement, at least for short periods.
Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas | James Everett Deacon
The golden redhorse and black bullhead have specific habitat preferences that are not evident in the above discussion.
Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas | James Everett Deacon

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