could be N. texanus, N. chalybeus, N. atrocaudalus. Need to check in lab
Mimic Shiner, found in medium abundance. Habitat had a lot of debris and it was difficult to sample here. Water was very deep and shaded.
Barton springs pool. Captured with seine net. 75 F, 20% cloud cover. With the Texas Biodiversity Collections.
These guys were cleaning my feet for me while I took a break from paddling the Colorado River and Cummins Creek this weekend.
Not postitive on the identification. Observed pigmentation on the anal fin base, rays of the dorsal and caudal fin are outlined with melanophores, and paired dots along the lateral line.
Caught with a dip net in shallow flowing water. Stream substrate gravel, cobbble and boulders.
Several bass that year had similar "bow tie" marks; always in about the same place.
Caught in Elm Creek. Native fish, because this creek has never been stocked. Elm Creek has not flowed since the 1980's.
Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) collected during standard fall electrofishing survey. Measurements: 23.8 inches total length and 10.57 lbs. (released back into lake)
Doesn’t make any sense for a cobia to be this size this time of year in the GOM but I’m leaving at what Inat wants to ID it as. Hopefully somebody will know. Could possibly be a sharksucker too I think.
Specimen deposited at Texas Natural History Collections (https://integrativebio.utexas.edu/biodiversity-collections/collections/ichthyology-fish)