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The U.S. state of Alabama has 73 known indigenous amphibian species. [1] These indigenous species include 30 frog and toad species and 43 salamander species. [2] [3] [4] Two of these native species may have become extirpated within the state. They are the Mississippi gopher frog and flatwoods salamander. [1] [5]
The Alabama shad grows to be 12–18 inches (30–46 cm) in length [4] and may reach 3 pounds (1.4 kg). [5] The upper jaw of the fish bears a median notch. [6] The Alabama shad has 42 to 48 gill rakers on the first gill arch's lower limb, [7] which is intermediate between those of two anadromous clupeids from the Atlantic coast, the hickory shad (Alosa mediocris) [8] and the American shad (A ...
Jubilee is the name used locally for a natural phenomenon that occurs sporadically on the shores of Mobile Bay, a large body of water on Alabama's Gulf Coast. During a jubilee many species of crab and shrimp , as well as flounder , eels , and other demersal fish will leave deeper waters and swarm —in large numbers and very high density —in ...
The Minnesota DNR Division of Ecological Services received a State Wildlife Grant to conduct surveys for rare fish species in the Mississippi River from the Twin Cities to the Iowa border. These surveys were conducted from 2006 to 2008, and while the skipjack shad was a targeted species, none were found. [ 14 ]
Distribution map of the Alabama bass. Yellow represents native and purple represents where it has been introduced. Micropterus henshalli , the Alabama bass , is a medium-sized freshwater ray finned fish , a black bass from the genus Micropterus which is part of the sunfish family Centrarchidae . [ 2 ]
The redeye or Coosa bass is an elongate, slender fish with a large mouth that extends to or slightly behind the rear margin of the eye. The dorsal fin contains nine to 11 (usually 10) spines and 11 to 13 (usually 12) rays, and the area between the two is only slightly notched.
The fish has a distinctive yellowish-orange color, grows to a size of about 30 in (76 cm) long and 2 to 3 lb (0.9–1.4 kg), and is believed to have a lifespan of 12 to 20 years. Biologists have known of the fish since the 1950s or 1960s, but the large diversity of aquatic species in Alabama prevented formal identification until 1991.
The Alabama waterdog is found in the Appalachian headwaters of the Black Warrior River drainage basin in Alabama.Its range includes the Sipsey Fork and Brushy Creek in Winston County, the Mulberry Fork, Blackwater Creek, and Lost Creek in Walker County, the North River and Yellow Creek in Tuscaloosa County, and the Locust Fork and Blackburn Fork in Blount County. [1]