Freshwater Drum

Aplodinotus grunniens

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The freshwater drum, Aplodinotus grunniens, is a fish endemic to North and Central America. It is the only species in the genus Aplodinotus. The freshwater drum is a member of the family Sciaenidae, and is the only North American member of the group that inhabits freshwater for its entire life. Its generic name, Aplodinotus, comes from Greek meaning "single back", and the specific epithet, grunniens, comes from a Latin word meaning "grunting". It i

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  1. (c) Fishes of Georgia Photo Gallery, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/georgiafishes/27658899100/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aplodinotus_grunniens

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