Yellowfin and Greenhead shiners
#1 Guest_reebok_*
Posted 05 April 2011 - 10:55 AM
So good friends - does anyone know a sure-fire way of telling these two apart when not in breeding colours?
Many thanks!
#2
Posted 05 April 2011 - 03:25 PM
They are very similar, and even in breeding colors the differentce was supposed to be fin color (white for the greenheads and yellow/orange/red for the yellwofins)... and well that turned out to be not all that accurate since we now ahve confirmed populations of white finned, yellowfin shiners!
#4
Posted 15 June 2011 - 08:12 AM
Further to above. I have Yellowfins which have milky white fins, can anybody tell me the probable collection locations?
Thanks in advance.
I can tell you that I have collected them like that from the Oconee River Drainage in the general area of Athens Georgia.
#6 Guest_gerald_*
Posted 15 June 2011 - 09:38 AM
... and give me your guesses on the fish closest to the coolwhip container in pic 2 and in pic 3 (they are the same fish).
Edited by gerald, 15 June 2011 - 09:46 AM.
#8 Guest_Markart_*
Posted 15 June 2011 - 11:40 AM
Thanks for the pics, not sure I'm any the wiser really. Best I can do without posting pics (I have no camera and my phone camera just isn't quick enough) is to say my fish are closest to the in focus fish in pic three-only with white fins. On balance I would say I have Yellowfins (I think!)
#9 Guest_gerald_*
Posted 15 June 2011 - 02:53 PM
It looks like a rosyside dace (Clinostomus funduloides).
#10 Guest_Markart_*
Posted 17 June 2011 - 12:13 AM
Thanks Michael.
I'm pretty sure mine were exported through Jonah's Aquarium, all due respect to them, I'm wondering if I have in fact got Greenheads-and how to tell (with regard to the comments earlier in this thread)? I suspect I never will.
It seems this post could be construed as criticism of Jonah's. Of course this was not the intention and I am happy to apologise if this is how it reads.
#11 Guest_gerald_*
Posted 17 June 2011 - 09:24 AM
#12 Guest_tricolor_*
Posted 19 June 2011 - 03:59 PM
A bit unrelated but does anyone get ever 2 color forms of yellowfin at the same location? I've got some from a single population with generally white head/yellow mouth/white or yellow fin but a few has red head/red mouth/orange or red fin.
#13
Posted 19 June 2011 - 08:21 PM
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