Paddlefish Migrate Upstream

The shore of a river
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J. D. Schooley/Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

Date Shot/Created
04/10/2019
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Paddlefish migrate upstream to gravel substrates newly inundated by swollen rivers due to springtime rains. Adhesive eggs are deposited and fertilized on these substrates and after hatching, the free-swimming larvae disperse downstream.