Overview
L-shaped otoliths are collected as 'lucky stones'[1].
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Danish:
Flodtrommefisk
Common Names in English:
Freshwater Dogfish, freshwater drum, Sheephead, Sheepshead
Common Names in French:
malachigan
Common Names in German:
Süßwasser-Trommelfisch
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
淡水石首魚, 淡水石首鱼
Common Names in Russian:
барабанщик речной
Common Names in Spanish:
Roncador Curruco, Roncador de agau dulce, roncador de agua dulce
Common Names in Swedish:
Flodtrumfisk
Description
Physical Description
Species Aplodinotus grunniens
Body: Mouth
and snout: Terminal
and horizontal mouth, located ventrally
on the head
, with small teeth on the jaws
. No barbels
. Body patterning,
color, and scales
: Solid color of silver, light gray, or light olive
with a cream or white belly. Pelvic fins whitish, remaining fins
lightly pigmented
to dusky
. 48-53 ctenoid lateral
scales. Body shape
and size: Body laterally compressed
and deep; oval
in cross
section
.
Typically 350-500 mm (14-20 in) TL
; maximum about 950 mm (38 in).
Fins: Tail, dorsal and other fins: Rounded
or square
tail (but see
Juveniles
). Dorsal fin with 2 distinct
lobes
, slightly attached by
a membrane
the first with 8-9 spines and the second with 1 spine
and 24-32 rays. Pelvic fins thoracic
; first ray elongated into filament
.
Adipose fin
absent. Anal fin with 2 spines and 7 rays.
Distinguishing characteristics: The freshwater
drum can be distinguished
by its rounded/square/triangular tail, its steep head profile, and
its pelvic fins with the first ray elongated into a filament. See
also similar species information.
Breeding adults
: Similar to non-breeders.
Juveniles: Similar to adults, but tail more triangular (pointed
)
in shape.
Size/Age/Growth
Males are commonly 45 cm (Total Length) in length when caught/marketed, but may be as large as 95 cm (Total Length).
Habitat
Occurs in bottoms of medium to large rivers and lakes .
Biome: Marine .
Biology
Diet
Feeds on mollusks, benthic crustaceans, and insects.
Known to produce sound .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
)
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
)
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
)
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
)
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
)
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
)
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
)
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
)
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
)
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
)
- Order:
Perciformes
(
)
-
- Suborder:
Percoidei
(
)
-
- Family:
Sciaenidae
(
)
- Genus:
Aplodinotus
(
)
- Specific name:
grunniens
- Rafinesque, 1819
- Scientific name: - the United states, Canada, and Mexico Sixth Edition. Special Publication 29.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Service
- Specific name:
grunniens
- Rafinesque, 1819
- Genus:
Aplodinotus
(
- Family:
Sciaenidae
(
- Suborder:
Percoidei
(
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Aplidonotus grunniens Rafinesque • Corvina richardsoni Cuvier • Corvina richardsonii Cuvier • Sciaena grisea Lesueur • Sciaena oscula Lesueur
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
First described: Rafinesque, C.S
. J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts
89: 96., 1819.
Last scrutiny: Data
last modified by FishBase 07-Jul-2000
Similar Species
Fish Name Tail Shape Head Profile Pelvic Fins Similarity Index Freshwater Drum Rounded/square/triangular Steep 1st ray elongated into a filament N/A White Perch Forked Rounded No filament Moderately similar
Members of the genus Aplodinotus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. grunniens (Freshwater Dogfish)
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Notes
Contributors
- American Fisheries Society. Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United states, Canada, and Mexico Sixth Edition. Special Publication 29.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- FishBase
- FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 12 providers.
- Lyons, John. WiscFish.org University of Wisconsin, Center for Limnology, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant. Provided photos, physical description, and table comparing similar species.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
- GBIF-Sweden: Fishes (NRM)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Canadian Museum of Nature - Fish Collection (OBIS Canada)
- Marine Science Institute, UCSB: Paleobiology Database
- Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Fish Collection
- Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
- Senckenberg: Collection Pisces
- Sternberg Museum of Natural History: Fish Collection
- UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNPE/Coleccion Nacional de Peces
- University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection
- University of Minnesota Bell Museum of Natural History: Fish specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 120334
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-29658
- Fishbase Species ID: 3577
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14339653
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 169364
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AFCQH01010
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 15792
Footnotes
- Wheeler, A. (1977). Das grosse Buch der Fische. Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co. Stuttgart. 356 p. [back]
