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Cow Bayou
Cow Bayou is a bayou in Orange County, Texas, Orange County and Jasper County, Texas, Japser County in the U.S. state of Texas. It was formed by the Gum Slough and Dognash Gully. The bayou runs through the cities of Buna, Texas, Buna, Mauriceville, Texas, Mauriceville Vidor, Texas, Vidor, and Bridge City, Texas, Bridge City. There are 3 tributaries of the Cow Bayou, which includes Cole Creek, Terry Gully, and Coon Bayou. History In the early 1910s, the bayou was formed by rice farmers. Since rice production skyrocketed over there, By 1911 almost all farmers in Orange County were using the bayou. In 1940 the Cow Bayou Swing Bridge was created, the bridge was the last major component constructed along Texas State Highway 87. The bridge is 806 feet tall and has 2 lanes. In 1963 United States Congress, Congress improved the bayou by constructing a channel 100 feet wide and thirteen feet deep for 7.7 miles from its mouth to Orangefield, Texas, Orangefield. It wasnt till 1967 when the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange County, Texas
Orange County is a county located in the very southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Texas, sharing a boundary with Louisiana, within the Golden Triangle of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 84,808. The county seat is the city of Orange, and it falls within the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area. History Orange County was formed in 1852 from portions of Jefferson County. It was named after the orange fruit, the common citrus fruit grown by the early settlers of this county near the mouth of the Sabine River. Due to periodic spells of quite cold winter weather ( frosts) in Orange County, it is no longer the home of orange trees and citrus orchards. The production of those fruits in Texas long ago was moved a long way southwest into the Rio Grande Valley, where the weather is almost always warm all winter long. Citrus trees produce their fruit in the wintertime, which makes them especially vulnerable to frost and icy weather. A similar thing has happene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bull Shark
The bull shark (''Carcharhinus leucas''), also known as the Zambezi shark (informally zambi) in Africa and Lake Nicaragua shark in Nicaragua, is a species of requiem shark commonly found worldwide in warm, shallow waters along coasts and in rivers. It is known for its aggressive nature, and presence mainly in warm, shallow brackish and freshwater systems including estuaries and lower reaches of rivers. Bull sharks are euryhaline and can thrive in both salt and fresh water. They are known to travel far up rivers, and have been known to travel up the Mississippi River as far as Alton, Illinois, about from the ocean, but few freshwater interactions with humans have been recorded. Larger-sized bull sharks are probably responsible for the majority of nearshore shark attacks, including many incidents of shark bites attributed to other species. Unlike the river sharks of the genus '' Glyphis'', bull sharks are not true freshwater sharks, despite their ability to survive in freshwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citharichthys Spilopterus
The bay whiff (''Citharichthys spilopterus'') is part of the family Paralichthyidae. This family is known as "left-eye flounders". They are one of the most common flatfish of the Gulf of Mexico. They are benthic ambush predators with the ability to camouflage themselves on or just below the surface. They are often solitary animals with few individuals. They vary in color from light to dark in life and are brownish in color after death. They have two dark spots on the caudal peduncle and a light spot under the pectoral fin. The average size of the Bay whiff is 15 cm and the maximum recorded length is 20 cm. The lateral line is straight along the body. It has a large mouth. The opercle on the blind side has no cirri. Their pelvic fins are also asymmetrical. Diet Not much is known about its feeding habits but what is known is that they feed mainly on zooplankton and zoobenthos. Cannibalism has been reported among smaller juveniles. Habitat The bay whiff li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notropis Emiliae
''Notropis'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. They are known commonly as eastern shiners. Système canadien d’information sur la biodiversité (SCIB) They are native to North America, and are the continent's second largest genus.McAllister, C.T., Layher, W.G., Robison, H.W. & Buchanan, T.M. (2009) New Distribution Records for Three Species of ''Notropis'' (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Large Rivers of Arkansas. ''Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, 63: 192-194.'' A 1997 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leiostomus Xanthurus
The spot (''Leiostomus xanthurus''), also known commonly as the Norfolk spot and the Virginia spot, is a species of small short-lived saltwater fish in the family Sciaenidae. The species inhabits estuary and coastal waters from Massachusetts to Texas, and derives its name from the prominent dark spot behind each gill. It is the only species in the genus ''Leiostomus''. Spot are frequently caught by recreational anglers and are good to eat. Their diet consists largely of organic detritus, small crustaceans, and worms. Bloodworms are the ideal bait when fishing for spot. Spot are the natural prey of the following fish: striped bass, blue fish, flounder, sandbar shark, dogfish shark, weakfish, red drum, black drum, spotted seatrout, Atlantic mackerel, king mackerel, spanish mackerel, barracuda, cobia, black sea bass, and tarpon. The list can go on for some time however these are some of the most known predators of the spot fish. Fishermen also use juvenile spot as whole live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brevoortia Patronus
The Gulf menhaden (''Brevoortia patronus'') is a small marine filter-feeding fish belonging to the family Clupeidae. The range of Gulf menhaden encompasses the entirety of the Gulf of Mexico nearshore waters, with the exception of the extreme eastern Yucatan and western Cuba.FAO 2002. The living marine resources of the western central Atlantic. ASIH special publication No. 5, Kent E. Carpenter, ed. ISSN 1020-6868. Evidence from morphology Dahlberg, M.D. 1970. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico menhadens, genus Brevoortia (Pisces:Clupeidae). Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 15:91-162. and DNA analyses suggest that the Gulf menhaden is the Gulf of Mexico complement to the Atlantic menhaden (''Brevoortia tyrannus''). Both species support large commercial reduction fisheries, with Gulf menhaden supporting the second largest fishery, by weight, in the United States.Pritchard, E.S. 2005. Fisheries of the United States 2004. Silver Spring, MD: National Marine Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mugil Cephalus
The flathead grey mullet (''Mugil cephalus'') is an important food fish species in the mullet family Mugilidae. It is found in coastal tropical and subtropical waters worldwide. Its length is typically . It is known with numerous English names, including the flathead mullet, striped mullet (US, American Fisheries Society name), black mullet, bully mullet, common mullet, grey mullet, sea mullet and mullet, among others. The flathead grey mullet is a mainly diurnal coastal species that often enters estuaries and rivers. It usually schools over sand or mud bottoms, feeding on zooplankton. The adult fish normally feed on algae in fresh water. The species is euryhaline, meaning that the fish can acclimate to different levels of salinity.Minckley, W.L. 1973. Fishes of Arizona. Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix. pp. 257-258. Description The back of the fish is olive-green, sides are silvery and shade to white towards the belly. The fish may have six to seven distinctive latera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gobiosoma Bosc
''Gobiosoma bosc'' (naked goby) is a fish named for its lack of scales. This is a true goby; it is part of the genus ''Gobiosoma''. Description The naked goby is usually less than 2 inches in length and lacks scales. The pelvic fins of the naked goby are linked together by a membrane, fitting the purpose of a sucker-like disk. The fin also reaches a point between the base and the anus. It ranges in color from a pale yellow to a murky brown, and is variably marked along its body. Distribution and habitat Generally, naked gobies live in estuaries An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environment ... and coastal waters. It is noted that naked gobies may bury themselves in bottom sediments in the winter. The naked goby is found in the Western Atlantic from Connecticut to Mexico. It l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fundulus Blairae
''Fundulus'' is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the superfamily Funduloidea, family Fundulidae (of which it is the type genus). It belongs to the order of toothcarps (Cyprinodontiformes), and therein the large suborder Cyprinodontoidei. Most of its closest living relatives are egg-laying, with the notable exception of the splitfin livebearers (Goodeidae). They are usually smallish; most species reaching a length of at most 4 in (10 cm) when fully grown. However, a few larger species exist, with the giant killifish ('' F. grandissimus'') and the northern studfish ('' F. catenatus'') growing to twice the genus' average size. Many of the 40-odd species are commonly known by the highly ambiguous name "killifish" (the general term for egg-laying toothcarps), or the somewhat less ambiguous " topminnow" (a catch-all term for Fundulidae). "Studfish" is a quite unequivocal vernacular name applied to some other ''Fundulus'' species; it is not usually used to refer to the genus as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microgobius Gulosus
''Microgobius'' is a genus of gobies native to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas. Species There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus: * '' Microgobius brevispinis'' Ginsburg, 1939 (Balboa goby) * '' Microgobius carri'' Fowler, 1945 (Seminole goby) * '' Microgobius crocatus'' Birdsong, 1968 * '' Microgobius curtus'' Ginsburg, 1939 * '' Microgobius cyclolepis'' C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (Roundscale goby) * '' Microgobius emblematicus'' ( D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Emblem goby) * '' Microgobius erectus'' Ginsburg, 1938 (Erect goby) * ''Microgobius gulosus'' ( Girard, 1858) (Clown goby) * '' Microgobius meeki'' Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1899 * '' Microgobius microlepis'' Longley & Hildebrand, 1940 (Banner goby) * '' Microgobius miraflorensis'' C. H. Gilbert & Starks, 1904 (Miraflores goby) * '' Microgobius signatus'' Poey, 1876 * '' Microgobius tabogensis'' Meek & Hildebrand Hildebrand is a character from Germanic heroic legend. ''Hildebra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anchoa Mitchilli
''Anchoa mitchilli'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae, the anchovies. Its common names include bay anchovy and common anchovy.NatureServe. 2013''Anchoa mitchilli''.The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013. Downloaded on 13 June 2016. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. It is one of the most common fish species along the coastlines of the western Atlantic.Newberger, T. A. and E. D. Houde. 1995Population biology of bay anchovy ''Anchoa mitchilli'' in the mid Chesapeake Bay.''Marine Ecology Progress Series'' 116 25-37. Etymology The fish is named in honor of Samuel Latham Mitchill (1764–1831), naturalist, physician and U.S. Senator, who studied the fishes of New York. Description The bay anchovy is somewhat variable in appearance.Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds''Anchoa mitchilli''.FishBase. 2016. It is a small, slender, schooling fish with a greenish body and a silvery stripe. It is characterized by its very long jaw, silvery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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