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Polyodon spathula
No full textAmerican paddlefish fry 5 week old. Larval fish are swept downstream to deeper pools where they grow to adulthood. Paddlefish can attain length of 10 to 14 inches their first year
Anisoptera
No full textDragonfly on plant. Dragonflies are characterized by large, multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong, transparent wings, and an elongated body
Ameiurus melas
No full textThe Black bullhead has the ability to thrive in waters that are low in oxygen, brackish, turbid, and/or very warm. Black bullheads are distinguished by other bullhead catfish by their very broad head and their long dark "whiskers.
Chrysemys picta bellii
No full textWestern painted turtle swimming at Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery in Yukton, South Dakota. The Western Painted turtle is the largest of the painted turtles and the one with the most intricate pattern
Sander canadensis
No full textThe sauger is a member of the perch family, very similar to walleye. Its best identifying marks are its spotted spiny dorsal. Its body colors are more of a dusky-brown to yellowish-olive, with large, irregular patches on its side, peppered in between with smaller dark markings and a white underside
Notropis atherinoides
No full textThe emerald shiner is one of many shiners that are members of the minnow family. These fish are important forage for predator species and are frequently used as bait for anglers. This minnow is a pelagic big-water species and is abundant in large rivers and in lakes
Asclepias syriaca
No full textThe Common Milkweed is a tall species that forms large clones. The umbels bear large balls of pink to purplish flowers that have an attractive odor. Milkweed is known to attract butterflies; namely Monarchs
Polyodon spathula
No full textAmerican paddlefish fry 5 week old. Larval fish are swept downstream to deeper pools where they grow to adulthood. Paddlefish can attain length of 10 to 14 inches their first year
Campostoma anomalum
No full textThe common name "central stoneroller" comes from the behavior of the male excavating a nest by moving gravel with its nose
Macrhybopsis storeriana
No full textThe silver chub is a large very silvery minnow with a small mouth and overhanging snout. They have no distinct spots or other markings on the body and have a very small barbel at the rear edge of the upper jaw in each corner of the mouth
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