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« on: March 14, 2009, 11:20:50 AM »
Does anyone know what kind of fish this is?

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Recognize This Fish?


It resembles a Snail Darter...
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« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2009, 11:41:00 AM »
It does look like the snail darter fish which is listed as threatened

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snail_darter
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« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2009, 11:47:30 AM »
You can send the picture in to "Ask the Expert" at discoveringalaba ma.org.  I believe it's supposed to a service for school children though.
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« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2009, 02:53:10 PM »
You may want to go ahead and send the picture and location where you saw it to Alabama Fish and Game via mail. Whatever you do, don't post the location here in Alatrails in any detail. County and forest/park are vague enough, but anything more than that would be a bad idea.
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« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2009, 06:16:56 PM »
Pully,

I believe you're right, it sure resembles a snail darter.  My wife and I have seen a few of those in the forest.  Good photo, btw.
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« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2009, 06:45:35 PM »
I was really wary about posting that photo. I won't discuss the location. As for taking the photo, that little guy was fast and eventually stayed still long enough to get a good shot.
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« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2009, 09:37:13 PM »
 I agree with  Joshua here. I would like to see it in person, but I will find one in the wild by chance. That is part of the fun. Just see what you find when you get somewhere. 
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« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2009, 07:52:26 AM »
Pully,

Posting a photo in and of itself won't put the species in any danger, so long as the location is not identifiable.

I have a complex series of rules I've developed over the past year as to when I disclose location information for an endangered/threatened/over-collected species. The basic gist is that I'll disclose the park or forest I found it if others have disclosed that place as having that species, or if the disclosure won't really allow anyone to find it anyway. I'll disclose the trail or stream if it has been disclosed before, or if the disclosure won't really allow anyone to find it anyway. I will not disclose coordinates to anyone I do not know, trust, and have visited a rare species with before.
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« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2009, 11:10:13 PM »
what was your estimated length on this fine fish? 
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« Reply #9 on: April 01, 2009, 05:34:53 PM »
about 8cm.
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« Reply #10 on: April 01, 2009, 08:58:13 PM »
There are quite a few darters that "look" like snail darters.  If this one is not in the Paint Rock River watershed you would be safe to wager it is NOT a snail darter.

This of course would only be an "EDUCATED" guess.

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