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The largest recorded Massachusetts specimen measured 19 inches. Fallfish are omnivorous, eating plankton until they are about 1.5 inches long, and gradually switching to larger foods such as algae, insects, crayfish, and fishes.
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Identification: Fallfish are one of the largest minnows native to North America. The body is moderately compressed with an olive to golden-brown color above the lateral line with a dark stripe along the back. The dorsal scales are darkly outlined on adults.
The fallfish prefers large streams and small rivers with gravel, sand or rubble bottoms. They are also sometimes found in silt-bottomed pools. Fallfish are rare in waters that exceed 82° F. Fallfish feed primarily on insects and fishes. They spawn in the spring over gravel in flowing streams.
The fallfish (Semotilus corporalis) is a North American freshwater fish, a chub in the family Cyprinidae.
A guide to freshwater fish species living in Massachusetts. Includes introduced and stocked species.
Fallfish (Semotilus corporalis) are native only in the North America (Neartic region). The northern range of fallfish is as far north as the southern tip of the Hudson bay in Canada. The southern border of their range is the U.S border between Virginia and North Carolina.
