Author: (Lesueur, 1817)
FBname: Black redhorse
Remark: The original specific epithet is <i>duquesnii</i> but the unjustified emendation <i>duquesnei</i> is in current prevailing usage (see ECoF for nomenclatural details).
Comments: Inhabits sand-bottomed to rock-bottomed pools and runs of creeks and small to medium rivers.  Also found in impoundments (Ref. 5723, 10294).  Adult feeds on small benthic invertebrates, especially microcrustacea and midge larvae (Ref. 10294).