Do darters hybridize? Or, the unusual Johnny darter
#1 Guest_QuoVadis_*
Posted 11 May 2014 - 09:07 PM
So can darters hybridize like sunfish? I know the chances are probably very slim... Or is this just a highly colored breeding male Johnny? (The pic doesn't capture the color well, he looks washed out in it. The fins were almost a little smokey colored.)
I'll post the pic of him from my phone.
#2 Guest_QuoVadis_*
Posted 11 May 2014 - 09:10 PM
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Posted 11 May 2014 - 09:16 PM
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#4 Guest_Skipjack_*
Posted 11 May 2014 - 09:23 PM
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Posted 11 May 2014 - 09:25 PM
Oh now that I see the photo, I am guessing that when you first captured him that he was a bit more hopped up, and that is what threw you. That looks like a Johnny to me. I am sure darter hybridization occurs, but I am yet to see any darter that I thought was a hybrid. Maybe someone more experienced can tell you more. I have seen quite a few hybrid minnows, and many sunfish, but I cannot recall a single darter.
He's so fine he made that lady-johnny swoon; look at her, she's rolled over, passed out!Oh now that I see the photo, I am guessing that when you first captured him that he was a bit more hopped up, and that is what threw you. That looks like a Johnny to me. I am sure darter hybridization occurs, but I am yet to see any darter that I thought was a hybrid. Maybe someone more experienced can tell you more. I have seen quite a few hybrid minnows, and many sunfish, but I cannot recall a single darter.
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#6 Guest_Skipjack_*
Posted 11 May 2014 - 09:52 PM
#7 Guest_QuoVadis_*
Posted 11 May 2014 - 10:23 PM
#8 Guest_Skipjack_*
Posted 11 May 2014 - 10:43 PM
#9 Guest_killier_*
Posted 11 May 2014 - 10:55 PM
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Posted 12 May 2014 - 07:20 AM
http://www.nanfa.org/ac.shtml
don't be confused by the top of the page talking about American Currents... cursor down and you will get to a group of articles...
#11 Guest_Uland_*
Posted 12 May 2014 - 09:10 AM
On a side note, our local E. nigrum display mostly white in unpaired fins.
#12 Guest_smbass_*
Posted 13 May 2014 - 10:25 AM
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Posted 13 May 2014 - 07:55 PM
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