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Labidesthes sicculus, the Brook silverside is a North American species of Neotropical silverside. L. sicculus lives in slow moving rivers and lakes from the Great Lakes to the Mississippi Basin and Gulf Coastal Plains. L. sicculus survives best in clear water with aquatic vegetation. L. sicculus feeds on a diet of copepods, insect larvae, and winged insects. The spawning season of L. sicculus occurs during the spring and early summer. The survival of freshwater fishes such...

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