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The freshwater drum, Aplodinotus grunniens, is a fish endemic to North and Central America. It is the only species in the genus Aplodinotus , [ 3 ] and is a member of the family Sciaenidae . It is the only North American member of the group that inhabits freshwater for its entire life. [ 4 ]
In the United States most fishers consider freshwater drum to be rough fish not suitable for eating, similar to carp, gar, and buffalo fish, although there are a number of people that enjoy fishing for these species and eating them, despite their limitations. [19]
A lucky stone is actually the unique ear bone or otolith of a freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), also known as the sheephead fish. [1] The fish's otoliths are quite large and look almost polished and ivory-like.
Freshwater drum: Aplodinotus grunniens: Medium to large rivers, lakes, reservoirs with deep water Salmonidae (family) Rainbow trout: Oncorhynchus mykiss: Large rivers to small streams, lakes, below dams Brown trout: Salmo trutta: Lakes, small streams, large rivers Umbridae (family) Central mudminnow: Umbra limi: Bogs, sloughs, swamps, sluggish ...
Sciaenidae is a family of ray-finned fish commonly called drums or croakers for the repetitive throbbing or drumming sounds by which they make themselves heard, even under water.
Like all members of the drum family, mature males make a "drumming" sound to attract females during the spawning season. Spotted seatrout have a long spawning season from spring through summer. Larval seatrout reach 5–7 mm in length about two weeks after hatching, and 170–200 mm within about seven months.
Preliminary tests of samples of freshwater drum collected on May 2 were positive, and the announcement came amidst a die-off of hundreds of freshwater drum there and on neighboring Lake Winnebago. [31] Preliminary tests later indicated VHS in specimens from Lake Winnebago. [32] The lakes drain through the Fox River to Lake Michigan's Green Bay.
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