Carolina Redhorse-a new species of Moxostoma (Cypriniformes: Catostomidae) from North Carolina and South Carolina, USA Author Hogue, Gabriela M. 0000-0003-4533-1404 North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 West Jones St., Raleigh NC 27601, USA gabriela.hogue@naturalsciences.org Author Tracy, Bryn H. 0009-0007-6661-5058 North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 West Jones St., Raleigh NC 27601, USA fieryblackshiner@gmail.com Author Raine, Jonathan A. Bremerton, WA, USA Author Hughes, Lily C. North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 West Jones St., Raleigh NC 27601, USA & Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, 2800 Faucette Dr., North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC 27606, USA Author Jenkins, Robert E. Department of Biology, Roanoke College, 221 College Lane, Salem, VA 24153, USA Deceased text Zootaxa 2026 2026-03-05 5763 4 501 528 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5763.4.3 journal article 315381 10.11646/zootaxa.5763.4.3 803ecba2-ca02-4432-96c8-64632ccb95af 1175-5326 19191914 E419C5D2-157D-4435-A46F-2C34A344A168

TABLE 4. Meristic, morphometric, and descriptive characters of Moxostoma carolina sp. nov. Gill raker counts are not recorded for holotype due to destructive techniques required to remove them. SD = standard deviation.

Meristic Character (No.)	Mode	Range	n	Holotype (NCSM 41138)
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Post-Weberian Vertebrae	39	38–39	7	39
Dorsal-Fin Rays	14	13–17	82	15
Pectoral-Fin Rays	17	16–19	83	17
Pelvic-Fin Rays	10	9–10	80	10
Anal-Fin Rays	7	7	76	7
Caudal-Fin Rays	18	18	76	18
Lateral-Line Scales	45	43–47	82	43
Circumferential Scales	34	32–36	80	33
Circumferential Scales above Lateral Line	15	13–15	80	14
Circumferential Scales below Lateral Line	17	16–19	80	17
Circumpeduncle Scales	12	11–13	82	12
Predorsal Scales	15	13–18	77	15
Gill Rakers	24	22–27	75	No data
Lower Lip Angle (°)	117	98–140	67	121
Upper Lip Plicae	33	19–38	72	28
Lower Lip Plicae	18	14–24	72	14
Supratemporal Pores	16	4–29	77	22
Postorbital Pores	7	5–11	77	7
Supraorbital Pores	20	13–27	77	23
Infraorbital Pores	29	21–43	77	33
Preopercular-Mandibular Pores	17	14–28	77	28