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lhtrees

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Trying to identify this fry
« on: May 24, 2020, 06:31:46 PM »
Some folks found these fry in a nearby creek. Any idea what kind of fish this is? The parr marks are very irregular and blotchy. Sockeye? Maybe too young to determine?



Here is a link to folder with more pics:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1u_ZKsYnvG9Y_DSe-vrqI5w_4tEFKPyUx

Thanks for any insights!
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RalphH

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Re: Trying to identify this fry
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2020, 07:00:50 PM »
3 spine stickleback I think.

Nice photo!
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lhtrees

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Re: Trying to identify this fry
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2020, 07:15:41 PM »
Thanks so much! I never would have figured that out but now that I have looked it up online, that's definitely what it is. I have never seen these in these streams but these kids were netting waterbugs and found dozens of them in the water. Cool! It's a little feeder creek into the Nicomeckl.
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clarki

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Re: Trying to identify this fry
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2020, 08:56:00 AM »
Not unexpected, but interresting to see the variation in colouration from the pics you posted (presumably of a resident freshwater stickleback) and the sea run stickleback in the this video, beginning at 4:20   

Edit: Doh!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI4ieCgZjVE

A video you are very familiar with,  Chris!   
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chris gadsden

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Re: Trying to identify this fry
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2020, 08:59:21 AM »
Quote from: clarki on May 25, 2020, 08:56:00 AM
Not unexpected, but interresting to see the variation in colouration from the pics you posted (presumably of a resident freshwater stickleback) and the sea run stickleback in the this video, beginning at 4:20   
Video link?
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RalphH

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Re: Trying to identify this fry
« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2020, 09:43:57 AM »
The Nicomekl itself has a large population of sticklebacks.
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