> At least a bunch of them are Notropis longirostris, Longnose Shiners. When I
> woke up yesterday and the fog lifted, I realized that we had caught zillions
> of them in the Yazoo drainage at the Mississippi convention last summer.
> Males in breeding season (May/June) develop distinctly orange fins.
This is a very cool fish - I have some right now!
> > (4) the "pale minners with the hint of blue sheen above and below" >have
> >me stumped
> I think you're talking about the ones with the black caudal spot(?)
> including some fairly large individuals. If so, those are blacktail minnows,
> Cyprinella venusta, that can get up to 7" long. I _knew_ they were
> Cyprinella when I saw them but couldn't place them off the top of my head.
Another cool minner - very hardy.
> And other "pale minners" were probably silverjaw minnows, Ericymba buccata
> (hey, has the genus changed on these guys?). I got home with 3 or 4 of these
> guys, who are currently in a tank hiding out from my little Coosa bass.
Somewhat finicky, but a great Cyprinid! Unmistakable for anything
else. An awesome fish.
Prost,
Martin
Jackson, MS
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