Caught these in a swampy area in Southern Maryland a few days ago. Looks like tessalated to me, but I wonder if they could possibly be another species.
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El Todd
, Mar 21 2023 04:22 PM
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El Todd
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- Silver Spring Md
Posted 21 March 2023 - 04:22 PM
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ShadetreeIchthyologist
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- Charleston SC
Posted 23 March 2023 - 06:31 AM
Can you provide a zip code or a approximate location where you collected these? It's easier to narrow down possible species when you know the watershed.
"Amateurs can potentially make valuable contributions to our knowledge of fishes". - Etnier and Starnes
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Chasmodes
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Posted 23 March 2023 - 06:53 AM
Thanks! I'd say it was in the 20601 or 20602 zip codes area just Southeast of Waldorf, MD. The watershed is Zekiah Swamp, tributary system of the Wicomico River, Potomac River drainage. I think tessellated also. The two fish were caught in the same seine, and we caught several afterwards, all released.
Kevin Wilson
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ShadetreeIchthyologist
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- Charleston SC
Posted 23 March 2023 - 10:46 AM
I agree with the others. It looks like a Tessellated Darter (Etheostoma olmstedi) to me.
"Amateurs can potentially make valuable contributions to our knowledge of fishes". - Etnier and Starnes
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AquaHobbyist123
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- Upper Catawba Watershed in Caldwell County, NC south of Boone
Posted 24 March 2023 - 01:47 AM
I'd also say tesselated.
Thomas Lyons
Fortunate to have multiple watersheds within a reasonable drive, with the Upper Yadkin, Watauga, and Upper New watersheds within 40 minutes.
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