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Curious Fish

From mountain streams to estuaries, North Carolina is home to a variety of fish. See how many answers you can hook with this month’s quiz on some of the more peculiar species.

1. The Longnose Gar lives up to its name by having a lengthy, toothy, and tubular snout at the end of a cylindrical-shaped body. In North Carolina, the state record Longnose Gar was caught on June 29, 2006, at Rock Quarry Lakes and tipped the scales at what weight?

1. 19 pounds, 10.5 ounces
2. 30 pounds, 5 ounces
3. 55 pounds, 3 ounces

2. With a lineage that goes back 150 million years and positively prehistoric looks to prove it, the Bowfin is a fish Tar Heel anglers either love or loathe. Characterized by a dorsal fin that runs nearly the length of its body, the Bowfin also has what nickname?

1. Razorback
2. Lawyer
3. Mudskipper