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2006 snorkeling pics

Started by Guest_Mat_* , Feb 05 2007 12:14 PM

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#1 Guest_Mat_*

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Posted 05 February 2007 - 12:14 PM

Hello,

I'm new to the forum. I thought I could share some of my 2006 snorkeling pictures. They were taken in an Upper Laurentian lake in Québec (approximative latitude: 46º32' N). Most pictures were taken during night.

Lepomis gibbosus:

crapet_soleil_01.jpg 33.7KB 2 downloads

Micropterus dolomieu:

achigan_a_petite_bouche_01.jpg 14.56KB 2 downloads

Perca flavescens:

perchaude.jpg 27.06KB 4 downloads

Fundulus diaphanus:

fondule_barre.jpg 35.31KB 2 downloads

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#2 Guest_sandtiger_*

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Posted 05 February 2007 - 01:23 PM

That's really cool. I don't do it much but love snorkeling. I hope to do a lot of it this summer. Thanks for sharing.

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#3 Guest_Brooklamprey_*

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Posted 05 February 2007 - 03:38 PM

I don't think your perch there is a Perca it looks like a Gymnocephalus cernuus Eurasian Ruffe
The coloration is correct and they are spreading throughout the region.
One of the many annoying invasive species.

Then I could be wrong...Would not be the first time..

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#4 Guest_smbass_*

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Posted 05 February 2007 - 04:07 PM

his picture is defintitely a yellow perch, the ruffe would not have the complete seperation between the first and second dorsal that this fish does. In the ruffe the soft and spiny dorsal are conected forming a single fin much like a sunfish. Yellow perch have a complete seperation between the soft and spiny dorsal forming two seperate fins. The coloration is off a little but this should once again not be trusted always look for simple body structure features first. This particular yellow perch looks like it has some black spot and is rather pale in coloration.

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#5 Guest_Brooklamprey_*

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Posted 05 February 2007 - 04:23 PM

his picture is defintitely a yellow perch, the ruffe would not have the complete seperation between the first and second dorsal that this fish does. In the ruffe the soft and spiny dorsal are conected forming a single fin much like a sunfish. Yellow perch have a complete seperation between the soft and spiny dorsal forming two seperate fins. The coloration is off a little but this should once again not be trusted always look for simple body structure features first. This particular yellow perch looks like it has some black spot and is rather pale in coloration.

You are correct...as I said I might be wrong...And I am..I personally could not tell the separation of the Dorsals with the fin slightly down...You are correct however that the distance of separation is enough to be a yellow perch. I'm never one really to go by coloration as an identifying characteristic. It frequently leads to false conclusions.

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#6 Guest_edbihary_*

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Posted 05 February 2007 - 06:56 PM

Give Mat credit for having seen the fish firsthand also, not just ID'ing from the photo.

Now I wonder where he got his avatar...

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#7 Guest_Brooklamprey_*

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Posted 05 February 2007 - 07:36 PM

Give Mat credit for having seen the fish firsthand also, not just ID'ing from the photo.

Now I wonder where he got his avatar...

Ed do I have to repeat this again

Then I could be wrong...Would not be the first time..

I was more or less asking for more information on the fish to clear up the itchy doubt I had in the back of my mind..
I'm not questioning Mats ID all that much....Just asking for clarification with a lot of hoping I was very wrong...Which I was..
and thank god I was wrong as I do not care to find another area infested with these roaches..

Brian pretty much cleared up any doubt in my mind so it's done and closed.....Yes it is a yellow perch...