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#1 El Todd

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Posted 21 March 2023 - 04:22 PM

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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#2 ShadetreeIchthyologist

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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.


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#3 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.


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#4 ShadetreeIchthyologist

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Posted 23 March 2023 - 10:46 AM

I agree with the others. It looks like a Tessellated Darter (Etheostoma olmstedi) to me.


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#5 AquaHobbyist123

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Posted 24 March 2023 - 01:47 AM

I'd also say tesselated.

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Fortunate to have multiple watersheds within a reasonable drive, with the Upper Yadkin, Watauga, and Upper New watersheds within 40 minutes.


#6 CarsonWargo123

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Posted 27 March 2023 - 10:34 AM

Agreed.






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