Adult feeding at Balleza River
Moxostoma austrinum adult feeding at Balleza River at Brincadero, Grande drainage [Chihuahua]. Photo by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas. (29-Apr-2007). determiner Juan Miguel Artigas Azas

Family
Catostomidae

Genus
Moxostoma


Last updated on:
08-Jul-2013

Moxostoma austrinum Bean, 1880

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Original description as Myxostoma austrinum:

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  • Bean, Tarleton Hoffman. 1880. "Descriptions of two species of fishes collected by Prof. A. Dugès in central Mexico". Proceeding of the United States National Museum. 2(95):302-305 (ffm00236)

Conservation: Moxostoma austrinum is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (DD) data deficient (2018).