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What Fish Is In This Picture?

Started by Guest_tglassburner_* , Nov 15 2007 05:04 PM

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#1 Guest_tglassburner_*

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Posted 15 November 2007 - 05:04 PM

On the cover of "The Fishes of Missouri" what is the fish in the top picture.

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Thanks

Tom

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#2 Guest_fishlvr_*

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Posted 15 November 2007 - 05:16 PM

Looks like mountain redbelly dace. Or maybe northern redbelly dace. Not sure.

Edit: Bleeding shiner. I wasn't thinking straight. Doesn't even look like a RBD.

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#3 Guest_tglassburner_*

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Posted 15 November 2007 - 05:27 PM

Looks like mountain redbelly dace. Or maybe northern redbelly dace. Not sure.

I can't find a petter pic, but the fish have tubercles, do dace get tubercles? If anyone has a better pic of this book please post it.

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#4 Guest_mzokan_*

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Posted 15 November 2007 - 05:28 PM

I don't have my books with me, but I think its Luxilus zonatus (bleeding shiner), maybe L. cardinalis.

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#5 Guest_tglassburner_*

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Posted 15 November 2007 - 05:37 PM

I don't have my books with me, but I think its Luxilus zonatus (bleeding shiner)

I think you both have it.

Now if i could only go to Missouri and catch some. I got that book for $5.

Anybody from Missouri want to trade for about 6 of them?

Edit: you are 100% correct, although I have found 2 scientific names for them.

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#6 Guest_Skipjack_*

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Posted 15 November 2007 - 06:34 PM

Also, L. zonatus

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#7 Guest_keepnatives_*

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Posted 15 November 2007 - 11:51 PM

the revised edition paperback has the Cardinal shiner but the one pictured on the dust jacket shown is the Bleeding shiner.

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#8 Guest_tglassburner_*

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Posted 16 November 2007 - 07:43 AM

Notropis zonatus

Luxilus zonatus

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#9 Guest_dsmith73_*

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Posted 16 November 2007 - 10:58 AM

Notropis zonatus

Luxilus zonatus

Notropis used to cover pretty much all the shiners, save a few. They have since been split into new genera, that were at the time subgenera, including Cyprinella, Luxilus and some others.

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#10 Guest_fundulus_*

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Posted 16 November 2007 - 11:20 AM

That reminds me, sometime I'd like to organize a public appreciation (cheering section?) for Luxilus species. I've always thought they were underappreciated, even the plainer species like striped shiners, L. chrysocephalus.

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#11 Guest_tglassburner_*

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Posted 16 November 2007 - 11:27 AM

That reminds me, sometime I'd like to organize a public appreciation (cheering section?) for Luxilus species. I've always thought they were underappreciated, even the plainer species like striped shiners, L. chrysocephalus.

If anybody wants to send me some I will publicly appreciate it!!!

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#12 Guest_tglassburner_*

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Posted 16 November 2007 - 11:29 AM

the revised edition paperback has the Cardinal shiner but the one pictured on the dust jacket shown is the Bleeding shiner.

I have the OLD version I guess.

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#13 Guest_Etheostoma_*

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Posted 16 November 2007 - 12:25 PM

If anybody wants to send me some I will publicly appreciate it!!!

The next time I'm home visiting my parents, I'll see if I can get up to northeastern OK and get some cardinal shiners. They've got more red on them than the zonatus and are pretty common in the right streams.

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#14 Guest_tglassburner_*

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Posted 16 November 2007 - 12:37 PM

The next time I'm home visiting my parents, I'll see if I can get up to northeastern OK and get some cardinal shiners. They've got more red on them than the zonatus and are pretty common in the right streams.

That would be great, Thank you.

Tom

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#15 Guest_Irate Mormon_*

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Posted 17 November 2007 - 03:41 PM

That reminds me, sometime I'd like to organize a public appreciation (cheering section?) for Luxilus species. I've always thought they were underappreciated, even the plainer species like striped shiners, L. chrysocephalus.

I'm with you Prez, but I have to say that this fish in full pink is NOT plain. Plus they grow nice and large.

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#16 Guest_edbihary_*

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Posted 17 November 2007 - 07:25 PM

The next time I'm home visiting my parents, I'll see if I can get up to northeastern OK and get some cardinal shiners. They've got more red on them than the zonatus and are pretty common in the right streams.

That would be great, Thank you.

Tom

Can you put me down for a few, too, please? Those things are gorgeous!