Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; air tawar dasar (demersal). Temperate; ? - 32°C (Ref. 12741); 50°N - 26°N
North America: Lake Michigan drainage and Mississippi River basin from Pennsylvania and Michigan to Montana, USA and south to the Gulf of Mexico; Gulf Slope drainages from Mobile Bay in Alabama to Rio Grande in Texas and New Mexico, USA. Also in Mexico.
Size / Weight / umur
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 112 cm TL jantan/; (Ref. 40637); common length : 58.5 cm TL jantan/; (Ref. 12193); Berat maksimum terpublikasi: 37.3 kg (Ref. 40637); Umur maksimum dilaporkan: 15 Tahun (Ref. 12193)
Inhabits pools, backwaters and main channels of small to large rivers. Also occurs in lakes and impoundments. Feeds on shellfish and algae, by grinding with the bony plates in its throat (Ref. 9988). Appears to be a good candidate for aquaculture. Marketed fresh and eaten pan-fried, broiled and baked (Ref. 9988).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Kematangan | Reproduksi, perkembang biakan | Pemijahan | telur-telur | Fecundity | Larva
Assuming same reproductive mode as in Chasmistes.
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435)
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