NANFA-L-- mudminnow fry

Bob Muller (michiganfish-in-wideopenwest.com)
Thu, 12 May 2005 18:06:07 -0400

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The one fry I have from the central mudminnow is the oddest fry I have =
ever seen. It seem to have its spine extent beyond the end of the tail =
fin. The tail fin has rays on its bottom half but the area above the =
spine is still a membrain type fin. The fry is about 6mm long. Hunts =
like the adults, it was just drifting head down and snatching newly =
hatched brine shrimp.

Bob Muller
Red Run (the ghost river of Royal Oak)
A tributary of the Clinton River
Great Lakes Watershed

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The one fry I have from the central = mudminnow is=20 the oddest fry I have ever seen.  It seem to have its spine extent = beyond=20 the end of the tail fin.  The tail fin has rays on its bottom half = but the=20 area above the spine is still a membrain type fin.  The fry is = about 6mm=20 long.  Hunts like the adults, it was just drifting head down and = snatching=20 newly hatched brine shrimp.
 
Bob Muller
Red Run (the ghost river of Royal = Oak)
A tributary of the Clinton = River
Great Lakes = Watershed
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