#speckled dace

[fishwolfcrow]

my excuse to draw a bunch of dace

Get attacked jimmy!!!!

[just-another-human-person]

so I haven’t been as active this past week b/c highschool but nevermind that have some fish

longnose dace (Rhinichthys cataractae)

mottled sculpin (Cottus bairdii)

speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus)

[isaacsfishingcorner]

The final fish species of my road trip was caught while microfishing, it seemed like a fitting way to end my trip. The fish that found my bait ended up being a little Speckled Dace (a new species for me and the first dace I’ve ever caught). Luckily for me this is not one of the subspecies that is protected so I could legally fish for them here

[just-another-human-person]

:0 a fren!

speckled dace- Rhinichthys osculus (robustus?)

caught in northern lake tahoe

[just-another-human-person]

okay, today was a long day of dipnetting, so instead of making individual posts on each fish I caught, I figured I might as well make one longer journal-esque post

this was the same stream I was at last week, so there were lots of longnose dace (Rhinichthys cataractae). this was the only one I bothered to take a photo of

I also got a few speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus). There were a few of the last time, but they all jumped out of the net before I could get a photo :P

besides the longnose dace, these redside shiners (Richardsonius balteatus) were the most common fish I found. I’ve never seen these in this creek before, so I made sure to get plenty of pictures.

this was the least common fish I found- only one specimen between both trips- the mottled sculpin (Cottus bairdii). There used to be tons here when I was younger, but recently there have been way less.

[thenativetank]

Speckled Dace (Rhinichthys osculus)

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[100-beatymuseum]

Speckled dace; Rhinichthys osculus 

The 'Speckled Dace' is a small fish that, in Canada, only lives in the Kettle River. There is a major waterfall (Cascade Falls) just before the US border, and the Kettle River above the Cascade is the only place in Canada where you can find the Speckled Dace. It is not a big fish: the adults range from about 50 to 80 mm, and females are consistently larger than males. Breeding begins in mid-July and extends through August. Breeding females are quite drab but the males put on a colourful display. They develop bright red colours on their lower fins and on their lips. Some old timers call them the 'Lip Stick Fish.'”

Don McPhail, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Zoology at UBC.