Monday, May 4, 2009

Banded Sunfish (Enneacanthus gloriosus)

-opercular dark spot
-about 4 lateral bars
-round pectoral fin
-2nd dorsal and anal fins enlarged




Banded Sculpin (Cottus carolinae)
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-lacks orange tip on dorsal fin
-bands are more defined on lower half of body
-chin is decorated with arranged spots









Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum)

-horseshoe shaped mouth with hard ridge
-looks as if some scales are missing
-lip corners extended posteriorly


Torrent Sucker (Thoburnia rhotheoca)
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-short caudal peduncle
-inferior mouth w/ 2 triangular lower lips
-light caudal patches
-blotched color









Greenside Darter (Etheostoma blenniodes)
-blunt rounded snout
-long and slender
-small subterminal mouth
-'U' shaped coloration pattern

















































































1 comment:

  1. how many anal spines did you count on the first specimen -- Centrarchidae? how large was this?

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