Fishing for Smooth softshell turtle

Apalone mutica

The smooth softshell turtle is a flat, freshwater turtle with a soft, leathery, olive-to-gray carapace lacking spines or bumps, giving it a smooth, pancake-like shape, plus a long neck and a tubular snout. It lives in large rivers and streams of the central United States. Females reach about 14 inches. It buries in sandy bottoms with only the snout exposed. This summary was AI generated

Water type

Freshwater

IUCN Status

Least concern

Threat to humans

Harmless

Source: Fishbase

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