Use caution with this data as some extreme values can be erroneous due to unsuspected errors in synop reports. All data should be verified. Note that the values we listed here are from international released synop reports, and for certain there will be other extreme values not in this list.
A medium-sized, greenish fish, the bowfin can be found in clear lakes and slow streams through much of Minnesota.Bowfin survive in murky, oxygen-depleted water by rising to the surface and gulping air into their air bladders.his primitive fish was around when dinosaurs roamed the earth. It is also known as a dogfish. The bowfin is a tubular, olive-green fish with a scaleless head and two barbels on its face. Its dorsal fin stretches most of the length of its back.
Flatfish are a group of fish that are found in oceans and seas throughout the world. There are more than 700 species of flatfish. Most flatfish live on or near the seabed, where they hunt for small water animals and other fish. When a flatfish swims, it glides down to land on the bottom, where it flaps its fins to brush up mud and sand.