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I'll venture that the darter is a tessellated. The sucker type looks like a northern hogsucker, but my guides say they don't live this far south in SC.
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I would have guessed Bluehead Chub for the first one. Possibly Creek Chub I suppose. My ID skills are not anywhere close to perfect and I know they can be difficult to distinguish as juveniles. Did you happen to notice if it had a black spot at the base of the dorsal?
Northern Hogsuckers are found in the area, from what I've seen around the upstate, very plentiful in the Savannah Drainage and that does appear to be one.
I'd guess Tessie as well on the Darter.
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Yes,bluehead chub, northern hog sucker and tessellated darter. Go online, spend a few bucks and buy the totally awesome Freshwater Fishes of South Carolina. Unbiased view of course.
Posted 18 February 2013 - 09:11 PM
I don't know if we should consider this the "post of the week" or if we should start using the Warning Points System after all!
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I'll print that up and give it to it for its next therapy session. It is actually a much healthier crick, at least at that location, than I expected. In addition to fish it hosts lots of amphibians, the occasional reptile and leech, several aquatic insects, those weird sluggy-lookin' things, and crayfish out the wazoo. Considering the bridge at that site is apparently a favored spot for locals to dispose of metals (paintball guns, headboard, shop cabinet) and alcohol bottles I wasn't holding out much hope for it initially. Glad I guessed wrong!Oh and that means you have a fantastic little very special stream that most Yankees would kill for. Love you local drainage. Hyper-local natives rule!
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