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[[Image:washboard.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]WASHBOARD. Mussel. With a length up to 11 inches (27.9 cm), the washboard mussel lives primarily in large rivers with a good current. Occasionally it can be found in medium-sized streams in mud, sand, or gravel. A commercial species, it has nearly been wiped out in the area around Dubuque. The host fishes for the young include logperch, bluegill, yellow perch and freshwater drum. | [[Image:washboard.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]WASHBOARD. Mussel. With a length up to 11 inches (27.9 cm), the washboard mussel lives primarily in large rivers with a good current. Occasionally it can be found in medium-sized streams in mud, sand, or gravel. A commercial species, it has nearly been wiped out in the area around Dubuque. The host fishes for the young include logperch, bluegill, yellow perch and freshwater drum. | ||
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Revision as of 01:47, 7 April 2009
WASHBOARD. Mussel. With a length up to 11 inches (27.9 cm), the washboard mussel lives primarily in large rivers with a good current. Occasionally it can be found in medium-sized streams in mud, sand, or gravel. A commercial species, it has nearly been wiped out in the area around Dubuque. The host fishes for the young include logperch, bluegill, yellow perch and freshwater drum.