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CommonStoneroller Common Name:
Common Stoneroller
 
 
Scientific Name: Campostoma anomalum

 

Length or Size: Up to about 8 inches.

 

Comment: Common name from the behavior of the male in excavating a nest by moving gravel with its nose. Has many scattered dark scales. Found in stream riffles. A clear water species.