stoneroller
Americannoun
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an American minnow, Campostoma anomalum, named from its habit of moving stones as it feeds.
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any of several other minnows or suckers with similar habits, as Hypentelium nigricans.
Etymology
Origin of stoneroller
Example Sentences
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The river carpsucker, golden redhorse, red shiner, fat-headed minnow, stoneroller, stonecat, and slender-headed darter also increased in abundance between 1957 and 1959.
From Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas by James Everett Deacon
The stoneroller prefers fast, relatively clear water over rubble or gravel-bottom.
From Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas by James Everett Deacon
Golden redhorse, stoneroller, yellow bullhead, spotted bass, green sunfish, long-eared sunfish, and orange-throated darter were present in collections from the Grand River proper and/or tributaries on both sides of the river, most commonly in tributaries.
From Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas by James Everett Deacon
A second group composed of creek chub, sucker-mouthed minnow, stoneroller, and orange-throated darter occurs most abundantly in small, permanent streams.
From Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas by James Everett Deacon
It can be seen that the stoneroller, green sunfish, long-eared sunfish and golden redhorse follow each other in the same order in both calculations.
From Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas by James Everett Deacon
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