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who am I ? - tubeN2 - 04-19-2004 Can you guess what my name is?? Please try to identify the exact species name. This is not a sanctioned contest or give away, but a test of knowledge. [signature] Re: [tubeN2] who am I ? - ALAN - 04-19-2004 Is that one species or two? [signature] Re: [ALAN] who am I ? - tubeN2 - 04-19-2004 There is only one in there. Here is a bigger picture to help you out. [signature] Re: [tubeN2] who am I ? - bulldawg53115 - 04-19-2004 From what I can tell by the picture, it appears to be a sauger. I don't know it's exact species name. [signature] Re: [tubeN2] who am I ? - OneWhoFishes - 04-19-2004 Scientific name: Tinca tinca Common size: 20-25 cm, weight: 150-250 gr Fishing season: Spring-Summer Bait: Corn, flour, worms, bread etc Lives at the bed of dams and prefers spots with plants and mud. ? [signature] Re: [OneWhoFishes] who am I ? - tubeN2 - 04-19-2004 Just a little ways off. The Tinka tinka is a member of the carp family and called a Tench. This one is not in the carp family at all. This species exists in many waters throughout the world but the exact species is only in Cali. I hope that gives you some kind of clue. Good guess though.[cool] [signature] Re: [bulldawg53115] who am I ? - tubeN2 - 04-19-2004 It is not in the sauger family.[cool] The saugers are related to the Walleye. Thanks for the guess and feel free to try again. [signature] Re: [tubeN2] who am I ? - OneWhoFishes - 04-19-2004 Thanks for the tip. Is it A Catostomus santaanae ? Common Name Santa Anna Sucker. [signature] Re: [OneWhoFishes] who am I ? - tubeN2 - 04-19-2004 Way to go! PM your address to me and I'll send you a BFT sticker. Like I said this is not a contest or giveaway. I'm just being generous today. [signature] Re: [tubeN2] who am I ? - SirHomey - 04-19-2004 very nice. isn't this an endangered fish here in california? where did you catch it? [signature] Re: [SirHomey] who am I ? - tubeN2 - 04-19-2004 I didn't catch it. As a moderator of this board, I will sometimes throw in a "Who am I" post just to keep people awake. The prize is usually some BFT stickers for your tackle box, car or whatever you want to put them on. I will generally put one on the freshwater and the saltwater board as well. There is one there now if you would like to guess at it.[cool] [signature] Re: [tubeN2] who am I ? - SirHomey - 04-20-2004 cool. i've heard about these fish but have never seen one. thanks [signature] Re: [SirHomey] who am I ? - tubeN2 - 04-20-2004 The one in the picture was actually caught in the Santa Clara River just below Valencia. Here is some of the information provided on the site that I got it from. [#23238e]INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO [/#23238e] [li]date of photo May 22, 2003 [li]location Santa Clara River at McBean Parkway Bridge (Los Angeles County, California, US) [li]species associated with this habitat: Catostomus santaanae[li]notes Approximately 5 individuals observed at base of mulefat in shallow creek flows of the Santa Clara River. [li]camera Olympus 700 Digital [/li] [signature] Re: [tubeN2] who am I ? - DrownedDesertRat - 04-20-2004 Looks like a Santa Ana sucker to me. No clue what the genus/species would be. [signature] Re: [tubeN2] who am I ? - ALAN - 04-20-2004 So thats what a Tench looks like. I had some friend that took me out once on Pend Orillie (sp) Pronounced Pon-doray. River bow fishing. They used come thru when the river floods. Never did get one, but they irritated the hell out of us. All you could see were these orange eyes just before they rammed your leg. Had a blast, but never got any. Always wondered what they looked like. [signature] Re: [ALAN] who am I ? - tubeN2 - 04-20-2004 Actually the one above is not the tench or the Tinka tinka. Here is a couple of pictures of a Tench. Tinca tinca - Tench [center][/center] [center][/center]Ponds, canals and slow-flowing rivers with muddy beds and plenty of weed are ideal habitat for tench. They are cyprinids - members of the carp family. Tench fishing is a summer pursuit, as these are warm weather fish and in winter they tend to become dormant. They vary from bronze through olive green to almost black, depending upon habitat. Golden tench have been bred selectively and in the wild they are very vulnerable to predatory birds. The British record tench, caught in a Middlesex gravel pit in 1987, weighed just over 14 lb (6.4 kg). Tench do not usually live as long as carp and they tend to grow more slowly, but specimens more than ten years old are quite common. They feed almost exclusively in the sediment, taking chironomid larvae, worms and other mud-dwelling creatures. [signature] Re: [tubeN2] who am I ? - daymere - 04-20-2004 nice fish there tubeN2 i like seeing new fish .. [signature] Re: [daymere] who am I ? - tubeN2 - 04-20-2004 I'm trying my best to get species from all over the world. At least some of the species are in various states. That helps to keep some people interested. Go ahead and take a guess on the saltwater species that's over on the salt board. Noone has attempted it yet. [signature] Re: [tubeN2] who am I ? - daymere - 04-20-2004 love the idea and it is fun to i like seeing new fish and they are awesome. heading there now. [signature] Re: [tubeN2] who am I ? - Dryrod - 04-21-2004 [unsure][#800000][size 2]A review of this fish's anatomy finds some rather interesting features. 1) A soft dorsal fin. 2) Rather large pectoral fins. 3) It doesn't appear to have any scales. 4) Looks like there is another fin on the underside directly below the dorsal fin. What is that all about? This might be some type of sucker. Not really sure for I can't see it's mouth. Well I will keep thinking about this dude maybe I can find one in my pool. [][/size][/#800000] [signature]