Mottleds are the only sculpin species in that area.
Nice pics, thanks for sharing
Edited by Gambusia, 14 January 2017 - 08:23 PM.
Posted 16 January 2017 - 12:41 PM
Getting familiar with variation across a species range is mighty valuable too ... no need for disappointment. I'm amazed how different the white shiners in the Roanoke look compared with the deep-bodied ones in the Neuse and Cape Fear ones that i see more often. The Roanoke ones look almost like eastern silvery minnows, except for the obvious large mouth and tall scales. (referring to your Dan River post yesterday).
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 16 January 2017 - 12:56 PM
Getting familiar with variation across a species range is mighty valuable too ... no need for disappointment. I'm amazed how different the white shiners in the Roanoke look compared with the deep-bodied ones in the Neuse and Cape Fear ones that i see more often. The Roanoke ones look almost like eastern silvery minnows, except for the obvious large mouth and tall scales. (referring to your Dan River post yesterday).
That's what I thought they were, Eastern Silvery Minnows, I managed to get one adult one in a deep pool in the Dan.
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