I would think that the North American fish with the widest distribution
would be the three-spined stickleback. They occur all throughout the
Northern Hemisphere. From Japan through North America, Iceland, and Europe
east to the Black Sea. In addition, marine forms of this fish have been
found as far out to sea as 500 miles from shore.
Norm Edelen
Portland, Oregon
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Scharpf" <ichthos_at_comcast.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- longnose sucker ref
NatureServe was the first placed I checked (after all the normal text
references). It says that it is "most widespread sucker in northern North
America," but not necessarily the most widespread freshwater fish species in
the entire continent.
> What do you mean by "widest"? The distance from one end of its
> distribution to the other end?
Yes, the species that has dispersed over the widest piece of real estate on
the continent.
I think it's the longnose sucker, although the northern pike comes close.
(The white sucker and longnose dace are also up there.)
Chris
> From: "Bruce Stallsmith" <fundulus_at_hotmail.com>
> Reply-To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 11:53:07 -0400
> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Subject: NANFA-- longnose sucker ref
>
> Hey Chris, check out the natureserve site below for a statement that the
> longnose sucker is the most widespread freshwater fish in North America.
> This link takes you to a page where you type in longnose sucker and away
you
> go... Interestingly, the fish is presumed extirpated in Ohio and West
> Virginia.
>
> http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?init=Species
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