Name:

Freshwater Drum

 

Other Common Names:

Sheepshead, croaker, grunt, white perch, rock perch, grinder, silver bass

 

Scientific Name:

Aplodinotus grunniens

 

Diet:

Feeds on mussels, snails, crayfish, insects, fish

 

Habitat:

Prefers pools and channels in rivers with clear water and clean bottoms

 

Length:

Average length is 10 to 14 inches

 

Identification:

Deep bodied, silvery fish; head and body slope steeply up from the snout and dorsal fin; long dorsal fin divided into two lobes; commonly weigh up to 5 lbs

 

Photo & text courtesy of:

Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Iowa Fish and Fishing by James R. Harlan and Everett B. Speaker with James Mayhew; color illustrations by Maynard F. Reece

Fishes of Wisconsin by George C. Becker

Konrad Schmidt - James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History

Fishes of Indiana published by Indiana Department of Conservation, Division of Fish and Game (1964)

 

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