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Native fish quiz answers

Here are the correct answers to the Native fish quiz. If you didn't get them all right, you can study the answers and do better next time.


1. Of the 86 total fish species found in Montana, how many of them are native species?

    C. 56


2. The biggest native fish species to swim in the rivers of Eastern Montana can weigh over 100 pounds. It's the:

    A. Paddlefish


3. Which of the following fish is a native species?

    B. Channel catfish


4. I have been described as a very cool and rather small catfish with eyes on top of its head and a spine that can deliver a bee-like sting. What am I?

    D. Stonecat


5.I'm a Montana native of the prairie rivers and streams, but you can often find me in lakes and reservoirs, too. I like to eat minnows best. You can recognize me by the small black spots on my top fin and by no white tip on the bottom of my tail. What kind of fish am I?

    D. Sauger


6.I'm a native species and a pretty big fish, but I still eat tiny creatures called zooplankton. What kind of fish am I?

    A. Bigmouth buffalo


7. Of the 45 fish species found in the Missouri River below Fort Peck Dam, how many of them are native species?

    C. 30


8. I'm a native species on the federal Endangered Species List because my numbers have gone down in the Missouri River. What kind of fish am I?

    A. Pallid sturgeon


9. I'm a native species and I look beautiful in my own unique way. I'm a:

    D. Shovelnose sturgeon


10. Montana's native fish species have survived and adapted to life in the waters of Montana over the past:

    A. Thousands of years


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