[NatureNS] minnow's

Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:56:25 -0300
From: "Andrew Hebda" <HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca>
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Hi Murray

In addition to the Killifish and Mummichog (mostly a marine species), we also have a number of true "Minnows" in the South-west, including:  

Common shiners,  http://www.unb.ca/cri/projects/Fish_key/Cyprinidae/Common_Shiner.htm
Golden shiners http://www.unb.ca/cri/projects/Fish_key/Cyprinidae/Golden_Shiner.htm
Creek Chub http://www.unb.ca/cri/projects/Fish_key/Cyprinidae/Creek_Chub.htm
Lake Chub, http://www.unb.ca/cri/projects/Fish_key/Cyprinidae/Lake_Chub.htm
Northern red-bellied Dace - http://www.unb.ca/cri/projects/Fish_key/Cyprinidae/northern%20redbelly%20dace_JW.jpg

Bernard's suggestions are most probably (Banded Killifish), since that is the most-commonly distributed small fish in NS, however, you never know where bait fish were collected.

The pages noted above have good images, but there are problems with the species distribution maps, especially in NS.

Cheers

Andrew

A Hebda
Nova Scotia Museum


>>> "Bernard Burke" <blburke@ns.sympatico.ca> 7/22/2008 2:36 am >>>
Hi Murray and all

I am going to assume Murray that the "minnow's" you describe are one of a possible two species that are in Nova Scotia. Here are some scanned portions from a field guide that I own, which is called McClane's Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of North America (from pages 85-87.)

Mummichog: 
http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397_ynXPk/5/46469826_kRsig/Large 

Banded Killifish:
http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397_ynXPk/5/46469822_teMqk/Large 

Hope this helps

Bernard Burke
blburke@ns.sympatico.ca 
Dartmouth

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