Greater jumprock

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Greater jumprock
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Catostomidae
Genus: Moxostoma
Species:
M. lachneri
Binomial name
Moxostoma lachneri
Synonyms
  • Scartomyzon lachneri (Robins & Raney, 1956)

The greater jumprock (Moxostoma lachneri) is a riverine species of catostomid fish native to Georgia and Alabama in North America.

Relationship with humans[edit]

The world record for greater jumprock stands at 1lb 4oz taken from the Flint River in Georgia, USA in 2012.

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Moxostoma lachneri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. IUCN: e.T202166A18233309. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202166A18233309.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.