kcooley said:
It's actually a Greenside darter Etheostoma blennioides. A nice aquarium fish.
Below is a round goby Neogobius melanostomus. We get the round goby as well.
Midwestern US natives fishes
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It's actually a Greenside darter Etheostoma blennioides. A nice aquarium fish.
Below is a round goby Neogobius melanostomus. We get the round goby as well.
jm1212 said:
Pumkinseed always have a shorter opercle (ear flap). The flap also has a distinct but short red spot instead of a continuous margin. Pumkinseed also have a checkerboard appearance on the soft dorsal. Spots on the flank also are characteristic of pumkinseed. In general they appear similar but the breeding color of the male shown is obviously a megalotis.
hurray for native fishes! Thanks for posting, teleost 
One day, I need to post pics of the natives I've picked up in my travels...
One day, I need to post pics of the natives I've picked up in my travels...
dizzykylie said:
Here's a good place to start:
http://www.farmertodd.com/Freshwater/Natives/default2.asp
http://www.farmertodd.com/
His collecting trip notes are fun. Here's one from the Maumee, the largest river in the great lakes region.
http://www.farmertodd.com/NANFA/101902Maumee/
Neat fishies!
Took a 50 mile canoe trip this summer with the Scouts, and was amazed at all the neat fishies swimming around us. Would have loved to "borrow" some and start up a tank, but would have been hard to transport home; not to mention as seeing as how it was a National Park/wilderness area (Buffalo River in Arkansas), would have probaly been against the law...
Took a 50 mile canoe trip this summer with the Scouts, and was amazed at all the neat fishies swimming around us. Would have loved to "borrow" some and start up a tank, but would have been hard to transport home; not to mention as seeing as how it was a National Park/wilderness area (Buffalo River in Arkansas), would have probaly been against the law...
aardvark1,
You might be right about the legality of keeping the fish you found. Plenty of legal ways to collect fish and take them home. In most cases you don't need to look any further than your states fishing regulations to find out whats legal where. You can also purchase US native fish from legal vendors with the magic of online buying.
The farmertodd links are a great way to familiarize yourself with some of the fishes native to northern Ohio.
You might be right about the legality of keeping the fish you found. Plenty of legal ways to collect fish and take them home. In most cases you don't need to look any further than your states fishing regulations to find out whats legal where. You can also purchase US native fish from legal vendors with the magic of online buying.
The farmertodd links are a great way to familiarize yourself with some of the fishes native to northern Ohio.
Some friends took me to some fantastic spots recently (over last weekend) and thought I'd show them off.
Pteronotropis euryzonus Broadstripe Shiner & Etheostoma artesiae Redspot Darter shown
Pteronotropis euryzonus Broadstripe Shiner & Etheostoma artesiae Redspot Darter shown
