Please help ID this darter
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, Mar 04 2008 11:57 AM
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Posted 04 March 2008 - 11:57 AM
Hi. I'm new to this forum and was hoping someone could help identify this darter. It was caught while sampling macroinvertebrates in a small tributary to the South River, south of Atlanta. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Posted 04 March 2008 - 12:27 PM
Welcome!
Very nice turquoise darter, Etheostoma inscriptum.
It's important to learn to identify these things in the field, to avoid accidental take of protected species. If you're going to be out sampling extensively, you might consider purchasing a field guide (my preference is the Peterson's - Page and Burr 1991).
cheers,
Dave
Very nice turquoise darter, Etheostoma inscriptum.
It's important to learn to identify these things in the field, to avoid accidental take of protected species. If you're going to be out sampling extensively, you might consider purchasing a field guide (my preference is the Peterson's - Page and Burr 1991).
cheers,
Dave
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Posted 04 March 2008 - 01:01 PM
Neely beat me to the punch on one of the only fish I could have identified properly! This is the local stream darter up here in Athens... when I saw that anal fin and saw the location I was all excited about getting an id correct... and then I read the next post. The master has spoken...
I can tell you that they are pretty tough little darters, take well to aquarium life (at least with a fair amount of current), come right to the front of the tank and stay visible a good deal, eat like pigs once they figure things out (including flake), totally learn to recognize you as 'the guy that throws good stuff in the water', and don't take any crap from much larger yoke darters...
I can tell you that they are pretty tough little darters, take well to aquarium life (at least with a fair amount of current), come right to the front of the tank and stay visible a good deal, eat like pigs once they figure things out (including flake), totally learn to recognize you as 'the guy that throws good stuff in the water', and don't take any crap from much larger yoke darters...
Welcome!
Very nice turquoise darter, Etheostoma inscriptum.
It's important to learn to identify these things in the field, to avoid accidental take of protected species. If you're going to be out sampling extensively, you might consider purchasing a field guide (my preference is the Peterson's - Page and Burr 1991).
cheers,
Dave
Edited by Michael Wolfe, 04 March 2008 - 01:02 PM.
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Michael Wolfe
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Posted 04 March 2008 - 01:06 PM
I can tell you ...
I can also tell you and Laura can confirm, that when the water is really cold, a big male will have that brilliant touquoise color, from his bottom lip, solid though to his tail (throat, chest, belly, pecs, pelvics, anal fins)... really a great little fish!
Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. - Benjamin Franklin
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Posted 04 March 2008 - 01:11 PM
Thanks for help. This is the first darter that I've run into. I'll be investing in a field guide.
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