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Barcheek darter?

Started by Guest_JohnO_* , Jun 28 2009 10:08 PM

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#1 Guest_JohnO_*

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Posted 28 June 2009 - 10:08 PM

Found this in a creek slightly west of the Rockcastle River in KY. Thought it was a striped darter at first. When I first caught it, it had white spots on the pectoral fins.

While researching another oddball I came across, I found references and photos to barcheek darters that mentioned the white spots while in breeding colors. Is that what this is?

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#2 Guest_blakemarkwell_*

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Posted 28 June 2009 - 11:31 PM

Etheostoma virgatum. Nice fish and photo.

Blake

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#3 Guest_jblaylock_*

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Posted 29 June 2009 - 07:50 AM

Nice Striped John. I must say, of all the species of darters I've had, the striped is my favorite darter.

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#4 Guest_JohnO_*

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Posted 29 June 2009 - 08:06 AM

I should have read the entire abstract. They're closely related, and the striped also gets the white spots on the pectorals in breeding colors...

The other one I got has an almost alligator like head. Strange looking.

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#5 Guest_BTDarters_*

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Posted 01 July 2009 - 04:13 AM

I can't see the picture. There's only a red "X" where the photo is supposed to be. My computer???

Brian

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#6 Guest_BTDarters_*

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Posted 01 July 2009 - 04:14 AM

Never mind. It showed up now. Hmmmm. Nice photo, by the way!

Brian

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