The shorthead redhorse prefers large lakes and streams. It is widely distributed in New York from Lake Erie along Lake Ontario, the Genesee River, Cayuga Lake, St. Lawrence River, eastern Mohawk River, and the upper Delaware River. A few are recorded from northeast New York. Distribution of the shorthead redhorse in NY state. Dark dots represent where actual samples of shorthead redhorses were taken.
White dots represent historic distributions.
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