Comments on: Mystery Fish, It Runs, It Jumps, It Eats Salmon

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:19:32 +0000

Hey no problem…..You should tie up some baby salmon flies and try and catch one of the 3 foot long, 15-20 pounders. By the way….if you want to save salmon in the Columbia river basin….dont kill pikeminnows, just remove the dams.

Mark C (aka trout-bum)

By: KBarton10

KBarton10 — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:24:04 +0000

Mark,

I think you nailed it sir, thou art the Man.

By: KBarton10

KBarton10 — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 23:21:20 +0000

I checked on the dorsal fin this morning. The picture does not show the location because my big hammy hand was in the way.

It is a small dorsal, set way back – not at midpoint like a trout. I will look up the pikeminnow to see if there is a match. None of the white fish pictures that I found have that distinctive yellow and black lateral decoration.

Many thanks for the clue, Doc.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 22:06:22 +0000

That is not a whitefish, it does not have an adipose fin. It looks like a pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus) to me. Definitely in the minnow family (Cyprinidae).

Mark C, PhD ichthyologist

By: KBarton10

KBarton10 — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 23:12:21 +0000

Dave could be on to something, their distribution includes North America and California. Interesting puzzle, I’m looking for a picture of a California version to check the color pattern.

In any case, my thanks, Dave.

By: TCWriter

TCWriter — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 23:06:56 +0000

Who cares? Looks like a fun fish. Smallies, sunnies, carp — what a bounty.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:52:50 +0000

Round Whitefish.

fish.krasu.ru/fauna/index_f.php3?35+1