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Learn about the freshwater drum, a fish endemic to North and Central America that grunts during spawning. Find out its description, distribution, ecology, life history, and commercial and recreational value.
Podstawowe fakty dotyczące : długość życia, mapa rozmieszczenia i siedlisk, styl życia i zachowania społeczne, zwyczaje godowe, dieta i odżywianie, wielkość i status populacji.
14 wrz 2023 · Learn about the Freshwater Drum, a native fish of North America that produces a distinctive drumming sound. Discover its physical attributes, life cycle, diet, predation, and role in the ecosystem.
Learn about the freshwater drum, a fish endemic to North and Central America that makes a grunting noise. Find out its appearance, distribution, habitat, lifestyle, mating habits, diet and population status.
Learn about the freshwater drum, a species of freshwater fish found in North and Central America. It is also called a grunter, grinder, and a croaker, and has a deep body and a rounded caudal fin.
Adults feed on aquatic insect immatures such as mayflies (Hexagenia), amphipods, fish (especially shad and young drum), crayfish and mollusks. Larval stages of drum consume larvae of other fishes, while young fishes utilize zooplankton (Ref. 10294). Known to produce sound.
Size: 95 cm maximum length (IGFA 2001), 45 cm common length (Frimodt 1995). Native Range: East of the Rocky Mountains in the St. Lawrence-Great Lakes, Hudson Bay, and Mississippi River basins from Quebec to northern Manitoba and southern Saskatchewan in Canada and south to the Gulf of Mexico.
