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http://www.arkive.org/banded-killifish/fundulus-diaphanus/ It's a pretty common fish, I see them quite a lot, often in schools. Cheers, IM On 5 June 2014 11:30, nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote: > We have always called these little (20-60mm) fish by the technical name > "minnows". I think they may be Sticklebacks of some sort. Note these > pictures were taken from a rock looking into the shallows and there was > some wave action. Neither good nor clear in other words. The shadows may > give more hint of their identity than the fish themselves: > https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/14164740800/ > https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/14350478654/ > > These "minnows" are usually in groups of +/-10 fish. This pic seems to > show a lot of smaller ones (look for shadows) and one larger one at center > left. If these are Sticklebacks, I have read they do not abandon their eggs > but provide some protection and parental care for their young. Could this > be a family group? Or just a random collection of fish: > https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/14164661189/ > > Thanks for any observations, Nancy > --001a11c2ab34515d0304fb1bb381 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Nancy,</div><div><br></div>From the slender profile, = and banding on the flanks, my best guess would be banded killifish. Assumin= g all fish are the same species, the best look is the bottom fish in photo = ending in 800.<a href=3D"https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/1416474= 0800/" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13= px">https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/14164740800/</a><div> <br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.arkive.org/banded-killifish/fundulus-d= iaphanus/">http://www.arkive.org/banded-killifish/fundulus-diaphanus/</a><b= r></div><div><br></div><div>It's a pretty common fish, I see them quite= a lot, often in schools.=C2=A0</div> <div><br>Cheers,</div><div>IM</div><div><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra= "><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 5 June 2014 11:30, nancy dowd <span= dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">= nancypdowd@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-= left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;p= adding-left:1ex">We have always called these little (20-60mm) fish by the t= echnical name "minnows". I think they may be Sticklebacks of some= sort. Note these pictures were taken from a rock looking into the shallows= and there was some wave action. Neither good nor clear in other words. The= shadows may give more hint of their identity than the fish themselves:<br> <a href=3D"https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/14164740800/" target= =3D"_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/14164740800/</a><br> <a href=3D"https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/14350478654/" target= =3D"_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/14350478654/</a><br> <br> These "minnows" are usually in groups of +/-10 fish. This pic see= ms to show a lot of smaller ones (look for shadows) and one larger one at c= enter left. If these are Sticklebacks, I have read they do not abandon thei= r eggs but provide some protection and parental care for their young. Could= this be a family group? Or just a random collection of fish:<br> <a href=3D"https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/14164661189/" target= =3D"_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/14164661189/</a><br> <br> Thanks for any observations, Nancy<br> </blockquote></div><br></div></div> --001a11c2ab34515d0304fb1bb381--
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