> What do you mean by "widest"? The distance from one end of its
> distribution to the other end?
Yes, the species that has dispersed over the widest piece of real estate on
the continent.
I think it's the longnose sucker, although the northern pike comes close.
(The white sucker and longnose dace are also up there.)
Chris
> From: "Bruce Stallsmith" <fundulus_at_hotmail.com>
> Reply-To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 11:53:07 -0400
> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Subject: NANFA-- longnose sucker ref
>
> Hey Chris, check out the natureserve site below for a statement that the
> longnose sucker is the most widespread freshwater fish in North America.
> This link takes you to a page where you type in longnose sucker and away you
> go... Interestingly, the fish is presumed extirpated in Ohio and West
> Virginia.
>
> http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?init=Species
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