RE: NANFA-- Unidentified Sculpin

Crail, Todd (tcrail_at_northshores.com)
Tue, 3 Sep 2002 15:59:36 -0400

Is it possibly a Northern Hog Sucker?
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/dnap/rivfish/hogsuck.html

I'm not sure if you're in the range, but they look very "triangular" from
above. In the picture you can see how wide the head region is in comparison
to the tail.

-----Original Message-----
From: Phobos1969_at_aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 3:54 PM
To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
Subject: Re: NANFA-- Unidentified Sculpin

Sometimes the tailfins are tipped with a reddish tint.
But I don't think its a Redhorse Sucker. It definately has the body shape of
a sculpin, I have studied cottus paulus enough to know its a relative, it has
a very slender tail and a big ol fat head.. They stay on the bottom of the
creek in the deeper parts especially.
Jon
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