South AL minnow ID
#1 Guest_Ize_*
Posted 28 September 2012 - 10:49 AM
The inside of its mouth isn't black, so it's not an ironcolor shiner
So I'm not really sure.
This second fish was caught in the same drainage in a different stream just a mile down the road. To me, it's a dead ringer for a dusky shiner, but they're not supposed to live there.
Thanks in advance for any help.
#2
Posted 28 September 2012 - 11:08 AM
#3
Posted 28 September 2012 - 11:25 AM
#4 Guest_fundulus_*
Posted 28 September 2012 - 11:47 AM
#5 Guest_Skipjack_*
Posted 28 September 2012 - 12:45 PM
#6
Posted 28 September 2012 - 01:00 PM
The first one might be a burrhead shiner, Notropis asperifrons.
That's funny cause when I first saw him I thought Coosa... but I think that the fish was caught pretty far south for either Coosa or burrhead... right?
#7 Guest_fundulus_*
Posted 28 September 2012 - 05:24 PM
#8 Guest_Ize_*
Posted 28 September 2012 - 05:56 PM
Yeah, these were caught too far south to be burrhead or coosa. I've just looked very carefully over the weed shiner entry in "Fishes of Alabama" and the first fish matches up, so I'm going with that.
I looked into Lythrurus, and geographically, the only one it could be is the Blacktip Shiner (L atrapiculus). But the description in the book doesn't quite line up, and the illustration really doesn't (But I think the illustration is of a breeding male).
So, I'm still uncertain about the second fish.
Thanks
#9 Guest_Dustin_*
Posted 28 September 2012 - 06:11 PM
#10 Guest_Ize_*
Posted 28 September 2012 - 06:53 PM
The only issue is, the book says the outer parts of the fins should be dark, but they aren't on this fish. Otherwise, the description matches up.
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Posted 28 September 2012 - 11:00 PM
#12 Guest_Ize_*
Posted 29 September 2012 - 07:37 PM
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Posted 29 September 2012 - 09:30 PM
#14 Guest_Ize_*
Posted 30 September 2012 - 07:04 PM
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