I need help on these two "lemon-finned" shiners:
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Here is one by itself, and this one has a red stomach:
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Edited by minnowmizer, 04 June 2008 - 10:41 AM.
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Posted 04 June 2008 - 11:40 AM
They are southern redbelly dace. Look at your avatar, then look at your picture. They are both Phoxonius species.
Returning fish is the absolute opposite of the best thing you could do if you accidentally collected a prohibited species. Transplanting a fish out of it's native or current range is also just as bad and also illegal. Southern redbelly dace are not a rare find, I was giving a word of caution because you did not say where you collected these 'unknown' fish from and I could only assume eastern kentucky because that is your posted location. There are certainly ways you can become involved in endangered species restoration programs, like land owner incentive programs, but taking matters into your own hands is not one of those ways.
Posted 04 June 2008 - 11:48 AM
Posted 04 June 2008 - 11:56 AM
Posted 04 June 2008 - 11:56 AM
It is a southern redbelly dace. SRBD Species Account. Many members have collected them througout the Ohio, Tennessee, and Cumberland drainages. They are found in the Red River.
The right thing to do would have been not to keep them, know what you might threatened and endangered species you cuold possibly encounter before your trip and how to recognize them. The rest is between you and your state department of natural resources and region 4 FWS. I cannot and will not speak upon their behalf or speculate upon their policy. Returning it to a body of water, the one you collected it from or foreign, could introduce harmful diseases, parasites, not to mention a potentially non-native native fish.
Posted 04 June 2008 - 12:16 PM
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Posted 04 June 2008 - 01:28 PM
I often take out the print out of their watershed lists if I am in an unfamiliar area. For the most part they are up to date and almost give too much information one doesn't encounter everything in a watershed at one location. It is certainly a nice starting point and helps you eliminate possibilities and narrow down a list of fish you may be seeing if you do not know them readily.
Posted 04 June 2008 - 01:38 PM
Posted 04 June 2008 - 02:50 PM
There appear to be no federal T & E species in the Red River basing but off the top of my head I believe some are state listed. Speaking of Red River, the Red River watershed in Kentucky I'm aware of doesn't draing into the Kentucky River.
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Posted 04 June 2008 - 03:10 PM
Posted 04 June 2008 - 05:15 PM
Okay I thought you ment the Red River that is a tributary to the Cumberland. That would be a good clarification to make since there are some synonymous names out there in many states. Knowing that you were potentially close to Daniel Boone and Jellico you should be especially aware of the dace you catch as a precaution.
blackside dace, palezone shiner, relict darter, duskytail darter
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