Freshwater drum

Photo By/Credit

Stukel, Sam/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
02/19/2019
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
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The freshwater drum is known for its noise. Males make a grunting or rumbling sounds during breeding season to attract females. Locally many anglers refer to them as "sheepshead." Freshwater drum like turbid water and inhabit slow to moderate current over sand or mud bottoms.
Subject tags
Aquatic animals
Fish hatcheries
Fisheries
Fisheries management
Fishes