Re: NANFA-L-- ID of Sunfish and Taking Pictures

Dustin Smith (dsmith73-in-hotmail.com)
Mon, 16 Jan 2006 14:29:59 -0500

No, the longear and redbreast are correctly identified, if I am looking-in-
the same thing you are.

Dustin Smith
Lexington, SC
At the convergence of the Broad, Saluda and Congaree

----Original Message Follows----
From: "Patrick Rose" <pncwd-in-picusnet.com>
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To: <nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org>
Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- ID of Sunfish and Taking Pictures
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 07:20:37 -0500

It looks like to me they have an error on that site, the longear and the
redbreast sunfish appear to be backwards. But nice to have it online and not
on paper sometimes.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek Parr" <derekparr-in-earthlink.net>
To: <nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 11:05 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- ID of Sunfish and Taking Pictures

>try this site:
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>http://www.cnr.vt.edu/efish/families/centrarchidae.html
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>-derek parr
>chapel hill, NC
>cape fear river basin
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>deanmarkley-in-comcast.net wrote:
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>>Hello all! I am in need of help identifying some sunfish I have in my 110
>>gal tank. I know I have a single pumpkinseed. I also four others that
>>seem to resemble a pumpkinseed but also have other traits that indicate
>>maybe redbreast, redear or outside chance a bluegill. The fish are young,
>>being about 7-8 months and are about 3 inches long. The pumpkinseed came
>>from the Chiques Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna here in Lancaster
>>County. The other four came from Grubb Lake, a 6 acre flooded open pit
>>iron ore mine here also.
>>
>>So, my questions are:
>>
>>1. What are some good sources for identifying these?
>>
>>2. How the heck do you take a good picture of these nosy fish? I've been
>>trying with my Nikon Coolpix 4600 but they keep coming nose on to the
>>camera.
>>
>>3. Assuming I can get pics, where can I post them for people to see?
>>
>>Dean
>>--
>>Dean A. Markley
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