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Freshwater Drum Fish Species Information

Freshwater Drum

Label Details
Scientific Fish Name: Aplodinotus grunniens
Other Fish Name: shepherd's pie, silver bass, gray bass, Gasper goo, Gaspergou, gou, grunt, grunter, grinder, croaker, sheephead, sheepshead
Regions Fished: North and Central America
World Record:
Common Tackle:
Additional Information: The diet of the freshwater drum is generally benthic and composed of macroinvertebrates (mainly aquatic insect larvae and bivalve mussels), as well as small fish.

French Grunt Fish Species Information

Freshwater Drum

Label Details
Scientific Fish Name: Haemulon flavolineatum
Other Fish Name:
Regions Fished: Western Atlantic: Bermuda, South Carolina (USA), and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil; throughout the West Indies and the coasts of Central America.
World Record:
Common Tackle:
Additional Information: Occurs in large schools on rocky and coral reefs, often under ledges or close to elkhorn coral.