Posted 19 November 2016 - 05:24 PM
Posted 20 November 2016 - 02:32 PM
Is there something about these that makes you think they're not just plain old channel cats? (Not all channels have spots).
Gerald Pottern
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Hangin' on the Neuse
"Taxonomy is the diaper used to organize the mess of evolution into discrete packages" - M.Sandel
Posted 20 November 2016 - 03:23 PM
Location. Headwater catfish, Ictalurus lupus could be possible? And really neat if it is. Sorry to butt in, but I already saw the photo on FB.
The member formerly known as Skipjack
Posted 20 November 2016 - 09:33 PM
Gerald,
Probably I. punctatus but I've never caught I. lupus and requesting help with help differentiating the two.
Posted 20 November 2016 - 09:42 PM
OK sorry I wasn't aware of that species until now.
Gerald Pottern
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Hangin' on the Neuse
"Taxonomy is the diaper used to organize the mess of evolution into discrete packages" - M.Sandel
Posted 25 November 2016 - 10:52 AM
To my eye the tail does not look as pointed as a typical channel cat and the lack of spots could be of significance based off the locality. How big are these guys? Channels almost always have spots by the time they are 4-6" but these look smaller than that which is when they are often spotless...
Brian J. Zimmerman
Gambier, Ohio - Kokosing River Drainage
Posted 28 November 2016 - 07:39 PM
Brian,
They are pretty small. The top photo fish TL = 6.978 CM and the lower photo TL = 6.827 CM
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