Life History
The Silver Redhorse (Moxostoma anisurum) generally spawns in the spring in or around April or May. This specific species usually spawns at night in the shallow waters of most river beds and gravel bottom flats. Reproduction maturity for the species happens late in its life usually at around 4 to 5 years of age. The species thrives in deep bottomed lakes and river systems which promote optimal nest succession year in and year out. The life history of the Silver Redhorse is directly involved with the overall success of its survival in any given circumstance, therefore producing more offspring in a specific area of interest. The life span average for the species is somewhere around 10–12 years with 14 being the maximum. This is extremely important when given the overall look at year in and year out reproduction succession. A species that grows to be of that age can positively affect the succession of the next generation Silver Redhorses.
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