drum pearls???
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That "pearl thing" must be referring to the ear bones. I always heard about the rattle in their head, but I guess that's just not so! </p>
MB</p>
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<table class="infobox biota" style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; WIDTH: 200px; PADDING-TOP: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><tbody><tr style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><th style="BACKGROUND: pink">Freshwater drum</th></tr><tr style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><td>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div></td></tr><tr style="BACKGROUND: pink; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><th>Conservation status</th></tr><tr><td><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Secure</div></td></tr><tr style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><th style="BACKGROUND: pink">Scientific classification</th></tr><tr style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><td><table style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; MARGIN: 0px auto; TEXT-ALIGN: left" cellpadding="2"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td>Kingdom:</td><td><span class="kingdom">Animalia</span>
</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Phylum:</td><td><span class="phylum">Chordata</span>
</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Class:</td><td><span class="taxoclass">Actinopterygii</span>
</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Order:</td><td><span class="order">Perciformes</span>
</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Family:</td><td><span class="family">Sciaenidae</span>
</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Genus:</td><td><span class="genus">Aplodinotus</span>
</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Species:</td><td><span style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap">A. grunniens</span>
</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="BACKGROUND: pink"><th>Binomial name</th></tr><tr style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><td><span class="binomial">Aplodinotus grunniens</span>
Rafinesque, 1819</td></tr></tbody></table></p>
The freshwater drum, Aplodinotus grunniens, is a fish endemic to North and Central America. It is the only freshwater species in the genus Aplodinotus. It is also known for its succulent flesh, but many fishermen are put off by its mucus lining and dank smell. <font color="#ff0000">Freshwater drum possess an adapted swim bladder which is able to produce sound. Sound production is thought to be related to spawning activity where many drum will gather in pelagic waters of an ecosystem and begin drumming.</font></p>
It is also called shepherd's pie, silver bass, gray bass,<sup class="reference" id="_ref-ohiodnr_0">[1]</sup> Gasper goo, Gaspergou,<sup class="reference" id="_ref-texaspwd_0">[2]</sup> gou,<sup class="reference" id="_ref-texaspwd_1">[2]</sup> grunt, grunter,<sup class="reference" id="_ref-ohiodnr_1">[1]</sup> grinder, and croaker, and is commonly known as sheephead or sheepshead in parts of Canada,<sup class="reference" id="_ref-0">[3]</sup> the United Kingdom,<sup class="reference" id="_ref-1">[4]</sup> and the United States.<sup class="reference" id="_ref-ohiodnr_2">[1]</sup><sup class="reference" id="_ref-texaspwd_2">[2]</sup><sup class="reference" id="_ref-2">[5]</sup><sup class="reference" id="_ref-3">[6]</sup></p>
Freshwater drum have the largest latitudinal range of any freshwater fish in North America. Commercial fisheries are present for this species, although market price tends to be quite low. Thus, many freshwater drum are harvested as bycatch from targeted higher-value species.<sup class="reference" id="_ref-4">[7]</sup></p>
The name "Gasper Goo" is an English mispronunciation of the French name "Casse burgau" (mussel breaker). Freshwater mussels are a favored prey item of this fish.</p>
The drum's otoliths (ear bones) are large and in the past were used by Native Americans for jewelry, currency and as good luck charms. Otoliths can also be used to estimate drum ages which tend to be quite long-lived. Freshwater drum have attained maximium ages of 72 years old in Red Lakes, Minnesota and 32 years old in the Cahaba River, Alabama.</p>
The band, Reptile Palace Orchestra, from Madison, Wisconsin, has a song dedicated to the freshwater drum.</p>
MB</p>
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p><div id="contentSub"></div><div id="jump-to-nav">Jump to: navigation, search</div>
<table class="infobox biota" style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; WIDTH: 200px; PADDING-TOP: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><tbody><tr style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><th style="BACKGROUND: pink">Freshwater drum</th></tr><tr style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><td>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div></td></tr><tr style="BACKGROUND: pink; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><th>Conservation status</th></tr><tr><td><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Secure</div></td></tr><tr style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><th style="BACKGROUND: pink">Scientific classification</th></tr><tr style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><td><table style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; MARGIN: 0px auto; TEXT-ALIGN: left" cellpadding="2"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td>Kingdom:</td><td><span class="kingdom">Animalia</span>
</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Phylum:</td><td><span class="phylum">Chordata</span>
</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Class:</td><td><span class="taxoclass">Actinopterygii</span>
</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Order:</td><td><span class="order">Perciformes</span>
</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Family:</td><td><span class="family">Sciaenidae</span>
</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Genus:</td><td><span class="genus">Aplodinotus</span>
</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Species:</td><td><span style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap">A. grunniens</span>
</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="BACKGROUND: pink"><th>Binomial name</th></tr><tr style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><td><span class="binomial">Aplodinotus grunniens</span>
Rafinesque, 1819</td></tr></tbody></table></p>
The freshwater drum, Aplodinotus grunniens, is a fish endemic to North and Central America. It is the only freshwater species in the genus Aplodinotus. It is also known for its succulent flesh, but many fishermen are put off by its mucus lining and dank smell. <font color="#ff0000">Freshwater drum possess an adapted swim bladder which is able to produce sound. Sound production is thought to be related to spawning activity where many drum will gather in pelagic waters of an ecosystem and begin drumming.</font></p>
It is also called shepherd's pie, silver bass, gray bass,<sup class="reference" id="_ref-ohiodnr_0">[1]</sup> Gasper goo, Gaspergou,<sup class="reference" id="_ref-texaspwd_0">[2]</sup> gou,<sup class="reference" id="_ref-texaspwd_1">[2]</sup> grunt, grunter,<sup class="reference" id="_ref-ohiodnr_1">[1]</sup> grinder, and croaker, and is commonly known as sheephead or sheepshead in parts of Canada,<sup class="reference" id="_ref-0">[3]</sup> the United Kingdom,<sup class="reference" id="_ref-1">[4]</sup> and the United States.<sup class="reference" id="_ref-ohiodnr_2">[1]</sup><sup class="reference" id="_ref-texaspwd_2">[2]</sup><sup class="reference" id="_ref-2">[5]</sup><sup class="reference" id="_ref-3">[6]</sup></p>
Freshwater drum have the largest latitudinal range of any freshwater fish in North America. Commercial fisheries are present for this species, although market price tends to be quite low. Thus, many freshwater drum are harvested as bycatch from targeted higher-value species.<sup class="reference" id="_ref-4">[7]</sup></p>
The name "Gasper Goo" is an English mispronunciation of the French name "Casse burgau" (mussel breaker). Freshwater mussels are a favored prey item of this fish.</p>
The drum's otoliths (ear bones) are large and in the past were used by Native Americans for jewelry, currency and as good luck charms. Otoliths can also be used to estimate drum ages which tend to be quite long-lived. Freshwater drum have attained maximium ages of 72 years old in Red Lakes, Minnesota and 32 years old in the Cahaba River, Alabama.</p>
The band, Reptile Palace Orchestra, from Madison, Wisconsin, has a song dedicated to the freshwater drum.</p>
SpurHunter
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Pretty cool, but how do you "harvest" them?
G
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otolith (sagital) is the ear bone you are looking for, usually harvested by slicing downward on the scull behind the eyes, then pulled out with tweezers. Some species it is easier to remove by cutting from the throat upward, again behind the eyes. Otoliths are often used to age fish (count the rings) and are more accurate than scales.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otolith
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otolith
