Rainbow Shiner Photo
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Posted 11 November 2008 - 04:45 PM
Here's another Stan Sung photo from the recent Alabama trip, this time of a male rainbow shiner (Notropis chrosomus). The fish below was collected and photographed on October 24. Even out of breeding season the males are strikingly colored.
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Posted 12 November 2008 - 05:46 AM
For me dominant male rainbow shiner of this morph[?] seems to keep this color most of the time after reaching maturity 
The "burning" color which body turns violet/pink with silver stripe is only at orgy spawning though 
IIRC not all populations/groups of male rainbow shiner has this much blue glitter though?
The "burning" color which body turns violet/pink with silver stripe is only at orgy spawning though IIRC not all populations/groups of male rainbow shiner has this much blue glitter though?
Edited by tricolor, 12 November 2008 - 05:51 AM.
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Posted 12 November 2008 - 08:06 AM
Yeah, there is population variation within the species. The northern populations tend to be more intensely colored. As an aside, anyone who ever collected this species in front of the WalMart in Fort Payne, AL, will have to find another source. The city of Fort Payne has pretty much destroyed that stream through a channelization project (of course!).
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Posted 12 November 2008 - 11:15 AM
Yay for hometown development. Who cares about a fish when you can have more restaurants, roads, and shopping?!Yeah, there is population variation within the species. The northern populations tend to be more intensely colored. As an aside, anyone who ever collected this species in front of the WalMart in Fort Payne, AL, will have to find another source. The city of Fort Payne has pretty much destroyed that stream through a channelization project (of course!).
What a beautiful fish. Thanks for sharing!
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Posted 16 November 2008 - 11:08 AM
The ones even further south, at the end of their range, are mostly blue with little red, at least in the specimens I've seen from SLVC:
Here's an out of season one from LSC:
Stan Sung, eh? Does this mean we should expect to see an article on Rainbows in TFH soon?
Here's an out of season one from LSC:
Stan Sung, eh? Does this mean we should expect to see an article on Rainbows in TFH soon?
Edited by Mysteryman, 16 November 2008 - 11:16 AM.
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