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Fundulus confluentus

Started by Guest_mneilson_* , Feb 14 2011 08:37 PM

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#1 Guest_mneilson_*

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Posted 14 February 2011 - 08:37 PM

Can anyone tell me if this is Fundulus confluentus? Fish in question was caught near the Little Manatee River, in the middle part of Tampa Bay near Ruskin, FL.

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#2 Guest_fundulus_*

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Posted 14 February 2011 - 08:45 PM

Yeah, I'd say so. It's neither F. grandis nor F. similis for sure.

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#3 Guest_mneilson_*

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Posted 14 February 2011 - 08:51 PM

Yeah, I'd say so. It's neither F. grandis nor F. similis for sure.

Thanks...I also caught F. similis earlier in the day, and I was pretty sure that it wasn't that.

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#4 Guest_mneilson_*

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Posted 15 February 2011 - 08:31 AM

Hmm....evidently this is a small F. grandis rather than F. confluentus (according to my local ichthyological source).

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#5 Guest_fundulus_*

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Posted 15 February 2011 - 08:43 AM

I haven't seen it in the flesh so I'm at a strong disadvantage, but your specimen shows a lot of yellow on the anal fin which is more of a confluentus characteristic than grandis.