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Northern/southern redbelly dace?

Started by Guest_MichaelAngelo_* , May 13 2013 10:54 AM

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#1 Guest_MichaelAngelo_*

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Posted 13 May 2013 - 10:54 AM

These two fish were caught in an unnamed, small lake Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario. The specific lake is in the middle of the triangle formed by Wisp Lake, Claude Lake, and Parkside Bay.

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Fish #2

Edited by MichaelAngelo, 13 May 2013 - 10:55 AM.

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#2 Guest_gerald_*

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Posted 13 May 2013 - 04:49 PM

Peterson field guide says you have northern redbelly and finescale dace in Ontario, but not southern redbelly. It also says that finescale x northern hybrids (all female) are quite common.

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#3 Guest_MichaelAngelo_*

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Posted 16 May 2013 - 11:13 PM

Peterson field guide says you have northern redbelly and finescale dace in Ontario, but not southern redbelly. It also says that finescale x northern hybrids (all female) are quite common.

Interesting. The snout on the two specimens that I caught appears much shorter than the jaws in these photographs of NRD...http://www.seagrant....d=605&FishID=95

Does it look like a hybrid? It may be the angle of the photograph hiding the true prominence of the 2nd lateral stripe.

Edited by MichaelAngelo, 16 May 2013 - 11:14 PM.