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Catfish and bullheads have eight barbels around the mouth: two off the snout, two off the corners of the mouth, and four under the chin. These long barbels give the impression of whiskers, hence the name “catfishes.”
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The chain pickerel is Connecticut’s largest native freshwater predatory fish. Before the introduction of bass, it was the top predator in the state’s lakes and ponds.
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The burbot is the only completely freshwater member of the cod family. Little is known of its life history in Connecticut.
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Although central mudminnows look superficially like minnows or killifish, they are actually more closely related to pickerel and pike.
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Codfishes are characterized by having a single barbel on the middle of the chin.
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Cutlip minnows are known to sometimes knock out and eat the eyes of other fishes.
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Creek chubsucker populations have reportedly declined in streams that are subject to siltation.
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With no obvious and distinctive characteristics, the common shiner is one of the most difficult fish to identify.
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Land and Water Resource Division (LWRD) Applications
summary of land and water resources division applications
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DEEP LWRD regulates activities conducted in tidal wetlands and in tidal, coastal or navigable waters.
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Bluegills often inhabit shallow areas and are very easy to catch on a variety of small lures or baits (especially worms).
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Blueback herring and alewives are so similar that the color of the gut lining (peritoneum) is the only sure way to tell them apart.
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It is unclear how or when bluntnose minnows arrived in Connecticut.
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Often confused with the snakehead, the bowfin is an introduced fish that has grown rapidly in abundance since 2003.
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This primitive family has a diverse fossil record, but only one species still exists.
