TN00030 HIGHFIN CARPSUCKER CARPIODES VELIFER
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: SIMILAR TO RIVER CARPSUCKER BUT WITH FIRST PRINCIPAL RAY OF DORSAL FIN VERY LONG, REACHING BEYOND BACK OF FIN BASE, DEEP BODIED, SELDOM EXCEEDS LENGTH OF 12 INCHES OR WEIGHT OF ONE LB. BEHAVIOR: PREFERS CLEARER WATERS THAN OTHER CARPSUCKERS, HAS THE CURIOUS HABIT OF SKIMMING ALONG THE SURFACE WITH BACK AND DORSAL FIN EXPOSED, SPAWN IN JULY OVER GRAVELLY RIFFLES, HABITS AND LIFE HISTORY LARGELY UNKNOWN
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2100, 4270, 4270, TN5071
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