b_p and all: There are about 12 species of redhorse in North America east of the Rocky Mountains. Redhorses (sometimes called mullet)are a group if very similar looking, laterally compressed fish in the sucker family. I consider them with a more high back than the cylindrical shaped suckers. They have a sucker type mouth like a white sucker & positioned more underneath (bottom) than a carp mouth. They suck/strain their food (mostly invertebrates and small mollusks) out of the bottom sediments. They can get up to 14 pounds but most range from 1-7 lbs. Many species are not present in the deep south, but 1 or 2 species have ranges extending into TX and Mexico. Most are stream spawners and thrive better in streams than lakes. Those in thriving in lakes have streams entering the lake. They typically do not do very well in polluted or turbid waters. For a picture go to some of the web sites listed in this forum.
