Fish of the Week!

Scraping & Shimmering: The Stonerollers


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Retired Kennesaw State University biology professor Bill Ensign joins Katrina and Guy to chat about a splendid group of fishes called the stonerollers. What sets these fish apart is a cartilaginous shelf on their lower lip that serves as a scraper. They shimmer like stars as they turn from side to side scraping their bottom jaw against rocks in the rivers where they feed. 

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Fish of the Week!By U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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