WATERY WEDNESDAY # 24

WATERY WEDNESDAY# 24

It’s another Watery Wednesday and we’re heading to Europe to take a dip in some freshwater lakes and rivers to find a small fish! Do you have your waders on? Let’s do this!

MEET THE EUROPEAN BULLHEAD!

   Range/Habitat: Western Europe/ freshwater rivers, lakes

  Diet: Carnivore: eggs, larvae, invertebrates

  Length: up to 7”

  Conservation Status: Common

Fun Facts:

• European Bullheads live on the bottoms of lakes and rivers.
• They have marbled patterns that help them camouflage with rocks and stones.
• European bullheads are solitary and highly territorial.
• European bullheads are crepuscular (active at dusk and dawn).
• They are territorial.
• European bullhead males guard the eggs until they hatch!

These little fish are kind of cute! How great is it that the males protect the eggs until they hatch! We love that!