Comments on: Rare Redhorse Fish Found In The Escambia River

By: Frank Smith

Frank Smith — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 03:32:51 +0000

For those of you wondering in the answers above there is a class of fish called redhorse with a number of specific species which are distributed across north america. This specific species is the river redhorse a somewhat rarer one in general.

For more information on redhorse this a good resource:

http://moxostoma.com/

By: Johnny Polasik

Johnny Polasik — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 13:56:30 +0000

I used to catch Redhorse suckers on the St. Croix River in Minnesota. I wonder if they are related species or a subspecies of sorts?

By: Lebron K.

Lebron K. — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 17:08:02 +0000

This is very interesting.

By: KH

KH — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 14:45:10 +0000

Here is another way to think about the fact that there are several kinds (species) of suckers in the Escambia River. Many of you know that there are many kinds of sunfish in the Escambia River. Some people call them bream and others call them panfish. A favorite is the Bluegill. There are also Shellcracker (or Redear Sunfish), Longear Sunfish, and Warmouth (or Goggle Eye). All of these fish look similar, but when you know the key features that differentiate them, you can see that they are different. The suckers in the Escambia River are the same way. You can tell the FWC caught a River Redhorse by looking at the bright red tail in the pictures provided. A Blacktail Redhorse would have black on the bottom of the tail and Spotted Sucker do not have red on their tail.

By: Ron H

Ron H — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 14:36:33 +0000

My aunt used to catch a lot of them in Jacks branch and Styx river. They are similar to the bonefish I catch in the caribbean . VERY bony and not very appetizing .Havent seen one in years around here .

By: 429SCJ Smith

429SCJ Smith — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 11:17:08 +0000

“Night Trawl”?

I just might have to try one of those.

By: Jacob W

Jacob W — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 04:58:59 +0000

Roll tide

By: Nancy

Nancy — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 03:05:10 +0000

There are many different types of red horse. The ones some people are referring to may not be the rare one. It’s hard to distinguish.

By: KH

KH — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 02:40:06 +0000

This is indeed a rare fish that the FWC found. There are three types of suckers found in the Escambia River that all look very similar, but it is not too hard to tell them apart. The River Redhorse has a bright red tail. The Blacktail Redhorse can also have red fins, but the bottom part of the tail always has black and distinguishes it from the River Redhorse. The Spotted Sucker has spots all over its body, whereas the other two suckers do not. You can confirm these identifications for yourself using a very credible website called fishbase.org. You may want to use the scientific names to make sure you are looking at the correct fish. Common names can be different for the same fish based on where you live, but scientific names never change. Here are the scientific names (in parentheses) for the three suckers: River Redhorse (Moxostoma carinatum), Blacktail Redhorse (Moxostoma poecilurum), Spotted Sucker (Minytrema melanops). The Blacktail Redhorse and Spotted Sucker are indeed very common in the Florida Panhandle, as many of you know, but the River Redhorse is rare in Florida and is only found in the Escambia River. This sucker situation is similar to the gar in the Escambia River. Not all gar are Alligator Gar. There are three kinds of gar in the Escambia River: Alligator Gar (wide snout and reach 100+ lbs), Longnose Gar (very slender snout, not as spotted), and Spotted Gar (medium snout and has the most spots).

By: Dredmon Recon

Dredmon Recon — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 01:10:02 +0000

ha ha haaa
基辛格
comes back as “Kissinger” on Google Translate
funny

still, always cool to see a good “fish story”