Fish

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 * **Scientific Name**: Cyprinella venusta
 * **Maximum Size**: 152 mm
 * **Diet**: drifting adult and immature aquatic insects, plant material, and terrestrial insects
 * Prefer flowing waters
 * **Life Span**: 4.5 years


 * **Scientific Name**: Micropterus treculi
 * **Maximim Size**: up to 12 inches
 * **Diet**: Aquatic insects
 * Prefers clear flowing waters
 * **Life Span**: 7 years




 * **Scientific Name**: Hybognathus hankinsoni
 * **Maximum Size**: 2.5-3 inches
 * **Diet:** Aquatic insect larvae and the sediment off the bottom of the river
 * Can be found in cool, clear water with plenty of gravel and aquatic vegetation


 * **Scientific Name**: Perca
 * **Maximum Size**:4-10 inches
 * **Diet**: small fish, other perch, and insects
 * Prefer slow moving waters


 * **Scientific Name**: Gambusia affinis
 * **Maximum Size**: 7 cm
 * **Diet:** aquatic larva and pupal stages of mosquitoes
 * High tolerance for salinity, low oxygen, high temperatures
 * **Life Span**: 2-3 years

Project Members: Sarah Lutze, Claire Etter, Kaylynn Guerra