Bowfin
males have spot by caudal fin
long dorsal fin
will eat anything that doesn't eat it first
Darter
smallest mn fish
14 kinds of darter exist in mn
Johny Darter is the most common in mn
Freshwater drum aka sheepshead
rumbling and grunting sounds the males make to attract mates
Lake sturgeon
mn largest fish
bottomfeeder
row is used for caviar
the max lifespan is typically 55 years for male more than 150 years old for females
Long nose gar
aggressive predator
breath air from the surface
eggs have toxic coating
paddlefish realated to sturgeon
skeleton is made of cartilage
feed on zooplankton
threatened species (cant fish for)
sea lamprey
sucker mouth with rings of teeth (feed off blood)
6years (first 4-6 years larval stage and bottom feed)
1-2 years spawn before dying
anadromous
Smelt
sensitive to light and run at night
accidentally released into great lakes from inland lake in MI
Big Mouth Bufflao
largest member of the sucker family
White Sucker
Burbot (eelpout)
burbot is the french word for Mud
poor mans lobster
cod family
active in winter