The slender redlip, or papillose moxostoma, is a freshwater fish from the sucker family. It has a slender body and a lower lip shaped like the letter V, which helps it collect food from the bottom of rivers.
The thin red-lipped loach differs from other chuuchans by its characteristic V-shaped lower lip and slimmer body. It is important for river ecosystems because it processes organic remains on the bottom and serves as food for large predatory fish. Sensitive to water quality.
Locomotion through water employed while searching for or capturing prey.
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Immature form that undergoes metamorphosis before adulthood.
Offspring
Worker
Elders
Bro
birth time
bottom
Taxons
if born as {name}
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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age
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
birth date
swimming
no permanent shelter
Close
detritus, eat dead remains of plants, animals and all kinds of organic debris on the bottom
was
days
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
The basics
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
suction
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
Captures food by straining water or substrate through specialized structures.
adult
Maturity
organic debris
primary food sources
Coconut
Potential Habitat
About health
suction
Searches for food on or among rocks and stony surfaces.
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Feeding occurs in water bodies such as rivers, lakes, or oceans.
Repro interval
results
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
terrestrial
small snails, mussels and other mollusks
Body size
aquatic
Colors
Sex
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Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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Nearctic realm
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North America and Greenland, from tundra to forests
Trophic type
Filters
On the map
Female ♀
all life stages
Body color
Upcoming birthdays
Lips size
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
birth year
Maturity
insect larvae and caterpillars
Age (from birth to death)
rock
sq mm
yr
Foraging occurs on the floor of aquatic or terrestrial habitats.
Wanderers
How similar?
algae
Egg size
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Male ♂
until the celebration
age as {name}
How do they breed?
Draws prey or water into the mouth by creating negative pressure.
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
Neither
Mouthpart modified to create suction for ingesting food or anchoring.
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
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Lifespan average
What do they eat?
insect larvae
Where do they live?
early young
What do they look like?
Maturity
water often floods the land, lots of grass
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
Freshwater
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
Temperate mixed forest
end of acceleration
Share
Duration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
filter feeding
Fins color
Freshwater
Egg count
This is me
freshwater
from 0.5 to 0.8 kilograms, 0.5 – 1 meter
Gamers
aquatic plants and algae
Pets
How are they built?
all rivers and lakes
Primary oral structure used to seize, manipulate, or ingest food.
Nearctic realm
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
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My age?
wk
My size?
Feeding occurs primarily on land or in vegetation.
{name} jubilee
Asexual
swap
freshwater environment — rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps
cm
Old-timers
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mouth
turns
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Rascals
Where do they take shelter?
Warm summer and lots of rain
Flooded grasslands
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When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Litter size
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
lips
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
foraging
river
°C
Not specified
small mollusks
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Actively searching habitats to locate food items.
Where are they found?
North America and Greenland, from tundra to forests
Species lacks any fixed or lasting shelter structure.
embryo
all rivers and lakes
summer warm, many oaks, birches, maples
Length
kg
lots of rain, warm and pleasant summer
Observations
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