OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) officials say on Tuesday a state record for the “suckerfish” was caught by Eric Sanders.
ODWC says the catch by Sanders weighed 2 lbs. 4 oz. in the Illinois River.
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The suckerfish uses its downturned mouth to root along the bottom of streams or rivers, overturning rocks to find food, said ODWC on its Facebook page. Oklahoma has 16 species of native suckerfish, all with varying degrees of downturned mouths and fleshy lips.
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