RE: NANFA-L-- trip pictures

Peter Unmack (peter.lists at)
Mon, 6 Jun 2005 21:43:33 -0500 (CDT)

On Mon, 6 Jun 2005, Crail, Todd wrote:

> What are the speckeled Rhinichthys looking guys? Really sharp looking fish!
> http://peter.unmack.net/trips/2005/jun.verde.pju/pages/dscn0666.htm

Rhinichthys osculus, speckled dace. Every population tends to look a
little different, this one is one of the oddest ones I've seen, had a
wierd banding pattern, doesn't show up as well in the pics though.

http://peter.unmack.net/trips/2005/jun.verde.pju/pages/dscn0603.htm

> Neat sucker... what is it? Sonoran?
> http://peter.unmack.net/trips/2005/jun.verde.gk/pages/img_1113.htm

Desert sucker, Pantosteus clarkii The two are hard to tell apart until
you have seen a few of them.

Cheers
Peter
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