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Animals
Long torpedo body with bean-shaped pale spots and a duck-bill snout.
Field facts
HabitatWeedy northern lakes, marshy river backwaters
RangeNorthern Indiana
When to lookSpawns under ice-out; active spring and autumn
StatusSecure, local (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesMuskellunge, Grass Pickerel
Field note: It can swallow prey a third of its own length.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Use long pliers and cradle the fish in water; the teeth cut both ways.
Teeth and gill plates cut deeply; handle with jaw spreaders and gloves.
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