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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 ...
The Alabama hog sucker (Hypentelium etowanum) is a species of fish in the family Catostomidae, the suckers. It is native to several river systems in the southeastern United States . Its range includes much of the state of Alabama and extends into parts of Mississippi , Tennessee , and Georgia .
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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 ]
It can be distinguished from a related species that occurs in the same area by the number of frontal teeth on the carapace; C. sapidus has four, while C. ornatus has six. [18] The Chesapeake Bay, located in Maryland and Virginia, is famous for its blue crabs, and they are one of the most important economic items harvested from it. In 1993, the ...
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The U.S. state of Alabama is home to these known indigenous mammal species. [1] Historically, the state's indigenous species included one armadillo species, sixteen bat species, thirteen carnivore species, six insectivore species, one opossum species, four rabbit species, twenty-two rodent species, and three ungulate species.