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[[Image:pimpleback.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]PIMPLEBACK | [[Image:pimpleback.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]PIMPLEBACK. Known by such other names as wartyback or warty pigtoe, this mussel has a rounded shell with a green strip and a dense cover of knobs. It is considered common to abundant and tends to adjust well to impounded water. Hosts for the young include brown bullhead, black bullhead, channel and flathead catfishes. | ||
Its favorite habitat is medium to large rivers in mud, sand, or gravel. | Its favorite habitat is medium to large rivers in mud, sand, or gravel. | ||
[[Category: Mussels]] | [[Category: Mussels]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:04, 23 January 2019
PIMPLEBACK. Known by such other names as wartyback or warty pigtoe, this mussel has a rounded shell with a green strip and a dense cover of knobs. It is considered common to abundant and tends to adjust well to impounded water. Hosts for the young include brown bullhead, black bullhead, channel and flathead catfishes.
Its favorite habitat is medium to large rivers in mud, sand, or gravel.