http://www.farmertodd.com/nanfa/list/nick/Longear/
It's the "maumeelongear.jpg" compared to "harpersfieldlongear.jpg"
You can definately see a difference to the Ohio River and southern
counterparts in the other two pics.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd Crail" <farmertodd_at_buckeye-express.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:51 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- Re: lamprey attack-Pics(Now Longear)
> As Ray pointed out that's the "Northern longear" subspecies or as I agree
> more appropriately, the Great Lakes longear as he describes. This
> particular specimen came from the Grand River in NE Ohio where any
> connection to the Ohio River system has _long_ past.
>
> What's really interesting is the longear from the Maumee watershed (which
> has connections to the Ohio River system) are more of an intergrade
between.
> I don't know if that's because some genetics have made their way through
the
> old canal system, or if fish in the watershed just maintained more of the
> "southern" characteristics. That was why we were going to put these pics
> up... Just didn't finish the whole thought yet :)
>
> In any case, I need to get a new pic of the one male from the Maumee
> watershed in near full glory now. He's freakin' orange, red and blue for
a
> 4" fish :)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lance Merry" <natureman187_at_yahoo.com>
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 6:17 PM
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- Re: lamprey attack-Pics(Now Longear)
>
>
> > What's wrong with the longear with that red ear? Is that another longear
> strain or some kind of hybrid?
> >
> >
> > http://www.farmertodd.com/nanfa/list/nick/
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