[NatureNS] re butterfish? for ID of "flatfish?"

Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 9:30:29 -0300
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Also try Dollar Fish.

Tom K.



---- "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote: 
> THANKS, MIKE: I Googled American butterfish, Peprilus triacanthus,  
> and below are a few links about this species, which can reach 30 cm.  
> long but usually are 15 to 20 cm. long.  Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
> 
> American butterfish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_butterfish‎
> The American butterfish, Peprilus triacanthus, is a butterfish of the  
> family Stromateidae. It is also known as a dollarfish, shiner,  
> skipjack, sheepshead, ...
> ‎Appearance - ‎Range - ‎Habits - ‎Breeding
> Peprilus triacanthus, Atlantic butterfish : fisheries, gamefish -  
> FishBase
> www.fishbase.org/summary/492‎
> Peprilus triacanthus (Peck, 1804). Atlantic butterfish. Upload your  
> photos and videos · Pictures | Google image · Image of Peprilus  
> triacanthus (Atlantic butterfish).
> [PDF]
> Butterfish, Peprilus triacanthus, Life History and Habitat  
> Characteristics
> www.nefsc.noaa.gov/nefsc/publications/tm/tm145/tm145.pdf
> NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NE-145. Essential Fish Habitat Source  
> Document: Butterfish, Peprilus triacanthus,. Life History and Habitat  
> Characteristics.
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> > From: Mike Dadswell <mike.dadswell@acadiau.ca>
> > Date: March 16, 2014 3:16:11 PM ADT
> > To: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>,  
> > "jimwolford@eastlink.ca" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> > Subject: RE: re species ID of "flatfish?"
> >
> > Jim
> >     The fish are probably not 'flatfish'  I would guess they are  
> > 'butterfish' which are silvery, small, round, pelagic and might  
> > show up in Bras D'Or in winter.
> >
> >      Tell the fellow in Trenton the striped bass at Trenton outflow  
> > are common.
> >
> > Mike D
> > ________________________________________
> > From: James W. Wolford [jimwolford@eastlink.ca]
> > Sent: March 16, 2014 12:05 AM
> > To: Dusan Soudek; Mike Dadswell; Ken McKenna
> > Subject: re species ID of "flatfish?"
> >
> > Dusan, Where is "Little Passage"?  And Mike, can you guess at the  
> > possibilities for species of these "flatfish"?  Thanks everyone!  
> > from Jim in Wolfville
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> > From: Ken McKenna <kenmcken@eastlink.ca<mailto:kenmcken@eastlink.ca>>
> > Date: March 15, 2014 4:20:57 PM ADT
> > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] species ID of "flatfish?"
> > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> >
> >
> > Ken McKenna
> > Box 218 Stellarton NS
> > B0K 1S0
> > 902 752-7644
> > Hi Dusan
> > Maybe a Flounder species- (winter, yellowtail, witch) or American  
> > Plaice. These may be some of the species that occur in the area.  
> > There are quite a number of varieties of "flatfish".
> > No Double-crested Cormorants are in Pictou Co. yet that I can see.  
> > There is much harbour ice although today's south winds opened up  
> > some water off Merigomish Harbour and Big Island. The DC Cormorants  
> > usually arrive in the last week of March.
> > I wonder if the cormorants  you saw were over-wintering Great  
> > Cormorants. We had 3 over-winter here near the Trenton power plant  
> > outflow although I only saw one last weekend.A large number of  
> > Common Mergansers, and Bald Eagles joined in catching what seemed  
> > to be abundant fish this winter at the outflow of the Trenton power  
> > plant. A few fish that showed up dead on the shore looked like  
> > Striped Bass.
> > cheers
> > ken
> >
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Dusan Soudek<mailto:soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca>
> > To: NatureNS<mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> > Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 2:37 PM
> > Subject: [NatureNS] species ID of "flatfish?"
> >
> > Yesterday, while waiting for the ferry at the Bras d’Or Lakes’  
> > Little Passage, I was impressed by the 20 – 40 cormorants fishing  
> > and frequently catching. All the caught fish looked to be the same  
> > species. About 30 cm in length, quite silvery, and very round when  
> > seen from the side. A ferry crew member called them “flatfish.”
> >
> > The path of the ferry was the only open water around, as the nearby  
> > portion of the lake was frozen solid. The cormorants were quite  
> > habituated to the back-and-fro movement of the ferry. The ones  
> > sitting on the edge of the ice barely moved when the ferry went by,  
> > and the ones swimming avoided it by mere feet. A bald eagle and  
> > some mergansers were also present but less active than the  
> > cormorants. What a show! Does anyone know the proper scientific  
> > name of “flatfish?” Is there a run on right now?
> >
> > Dusan Soudek
> >
> 

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