Posted on 01/14/2022 9:15:55 AM PST by Red Badger
Afish long believed to be extinct in Ohio for 82 years has been rediscovered in the state, government wildlife officials proudly declared.
The small longhead darter was thought to have been last captured in the Buckeye State in 1939. For decades the species was considered extirpated in Ohio, meaning the fish was extinct locally but could be found in other locations.
In a Facebook post shared on January 6, the ODW said: "Who dis [this]? Believe it or not it's a longhead darter.
"Why are we so excited? This striking creature, native to Ohio, was thought to be extirpated from the state. That was until fish management crews captured two this fall during Ohio River electrofish bass surveys.
"These were the first captures in Ohio since 1939 when Milton B. Trautman captured seven in the Walhonding River, a principal tributary of the Muskingum River in east-central Ohio."
Longhead darters can be identified by their bright olive-yellow scales and the dark spot at the base of their tail fins. They can reach 4.5-5 inches in length and are considered to be a small to medium-sized fish.
But the Ohio Division of Wildlife (ODW) declared the plucky little fish was no longer extinct in the state after two were captured in the Ohio River in the fall.
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(and hide the tartar sauce)
ESA will shut down all river traffic and all human activity withing 50 miles of the river. Its for the children, you know.
82 is old for a fish.
That was until fish management crews captured two this fall during Ohio River electrofish bass surveys.
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Electrofish bass survey? That means those two were in for a shock.
Shades of the Snail Darter in East Tennessee.....
Yup. Juvenile trout.
Where could they have come from. (two were captured in the Ohio River in the fall.) Rivers stop at state lines.
Depending on the fish, losing a 2 foot fish might not be a big deal. A 24 inch walleye is nice, but nothing to write home about. A 24 inch northern pike is jail bait in many locations..
Depending on the fish, losing a 2 foot fish might not be a big deal. A 24 inch walleye is nice, but nothing to write home about. A 24 inch northern pike is jail bait in many locations..
I didn’t miss it much.
“OUt here in CaCaLand this sort of “discovery” means that a once common critter is now put on the endangered species list”
In Nevada we periodically get plague level hatches of mormon crickets. They can get so bad that you can get build ups of smashed crickets on highways that are more slippery than snow. I have always wanted to gather a few jugfulls of these crickets and drop them off on the properties of super leftists in places like malibu and report them to the endangered species people
82-year-old fish. That’s almost as old as the 85-year-old gecko in the GEICO commercial.
>> it’s a tragedy and the fault of humans when an animal or plant goes extinct.<<
They become wonderful fossil fuel.
>> it’s a tragedy and the fault of humans when an animal or plant goes extinct.<<
They become wonderful fossil fuel.
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