Swimming upstream @ Rattray
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Swimming upstream @ Rattray

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rcflier

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on: May 15, 2012, 09:43:57 PM
One od the "local Rattray folks" told me these were catfish.  I'm not so sure?



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Reply #1 on: May 16, 2012, 01:01:28 PM
I'm no fish expert, but don't catfish have very small scales?  They look like carp to me:  big scales, big eyes, dorsal fin well back toward the tail?

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Reply #2 on: May 16, 2012, 06:09:37 PM
Look more like White Suckers they breed in the stream there, definitely not catfish as Brian said catfish have a more skin like exterior, sucker can get quite large
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Reply #3 on: May 16, 2012, 08:06:34 PM
Quote from: "lovemypt"
Look more like White Suckers they breed in the stream there, definitely not catfish as Brian said catfish have a more skin like exterior, sucker can get quite large
I think you're right.  I've seen them there before and the habitat/behavior fits better.
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