The short-headed redhorse occurred at all stations. It was common at the
middle and lower stations on the Neosho, rare at the upper station on
the Neosho, abundant at the upper station on the Marais des Cygnes in
1957, and rare thereafter at all stations on the Marais des Cygnes.
Short-headed redhorse typically occur in riffles, most commonly at the
uppermost end where the water flows swiftly and is about two feet deep.
An unusually large concentration was seen on 13 June, 1959, in shallow
(six inches), fast water over gravel bottom at the middle station on the
Neosho River.
Thirty-nine individuals were marked by clipping fins at the middle
Neosho station in 1959. Four were recovered from one to 48 days later:
two at the site of original capture (one 48 days after marking), one
less than one-half mile downstream, and one about one mile downstream
from the original site of capture.
At the middle Neosho station in 1958, this species was taken more
readily by use of the shocker at night than by day (Table 9, p. 402).
#Moxostoma erythrurum# (Rafinesque)