Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
Sciaenidae | Aplodinotus grunniens | Rafinesque | 1819 | Freshwater Drum |
Aplodinotus grunniens
Unique Characters: Strongly arched, silver body. Short first dorsal fin, longer second dorsal fin. Lateral line extends to end of caudal fin. Historically restricted to lower French Broad River in Madison County; now found in Kerr Lake and downstream in the Roanoke River.
Similar Species: None.
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