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Red Drum Order: ______
Perciformes
Red Drum Family: ______
Sciaenidae
Sciaenops ocellatus Large ______, subterminal mouth, bronze color, dark basicaudal spot, no barbels; to 1.5 m, 43 kg, 40+ yrs
drum
Opportunistic carnivore, ______ predator in shallow marshes, fish, shrimp, and crabs most important
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Sexual maturity at 3-6 yrs (♀), fall spawning (♂ drumming) deeper inlets and bays; batch fecundity to 4 million, seasonal 40-80 million; 1-mm eggs hatch in 1 d, 20 d pelagic, then demersal in marshes; offshore movements in 2-4 years to ______ schools
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Which fish is commonly known as Red Drum?
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What is the average size of a Red Drum?
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Where do Red Drum spawn?
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What is the primary diet of Red Drum?
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What caused a severe population decline of Red Drum in the mid-1980s?
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