![]() On average they range in size from 31 cm to 71 cm ( 12 to 28 inches) and weights from. ![]() 91 m (three feet) and weights up to 24 kg (55 pounds). The anal fin has two spines, the first being much shorter than the second, and seven soft rays. The scales are ctenoid and the lateral line scales can range from 49 to 53. According to Smith (2001) the mouth is sub terminal with a blunt rounded snout. They also have a long dorsal fin relative to their total length that contains a deep notch. An unusual characteristic of these fish is that their lateral line extends into their rounded caudal fin. They are a silver, deep-bodied fish that are compressed laterally. ( Etnier and Starnes, 1993 Hubbs and and Lagler, 1947 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 2005 Robison and Buchanan, 1988 Ross and Brenneman, 2001 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 2005 Trautman, 1981 Etnier and Starnes, 1993 Hubbs and and Lagler, 1947 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 2005 Robison and Buchanan, 1988 Ross and Brenneman, 2001 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 2005 Trautman, 1981)įreshwater drum have a distinctive appearance. They are a benthic fish that particularly like silty to rocky substrates. ( Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 2005 Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife, 2005 Ross and Brenneman, 2001 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 2005 Trautman, 1981)įreshwater drum inhabit backwaters and areas of slack current in a wide range of habitats including deep pools in medium to large rivers and large, deep to shallow lacustrine environments. They are considered to be one of the most wide-ranging fish species in North America. and extending as far west as Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. They are found as far east as the western banks of the Appalachian Mountain range in the eastern U.S. They have a vast distribution range that extends from as far north as the Hudson Bay to their extreme southern range in the Rio Usumacinata Basin of Guatemala. ![]() Freshwater drum are the only members of the family Sciaenidae that inhabit freshwater. ![]()
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