Photo courtesy of Wendy McCreary & Cam Carpenter (seen holding the Carp).
Wrestled into submission then let go. These lads pit themselves against tough odds with this old Carp, found in Young Creek, Port Ryerse.
Photovault Images by: Wernher Krutein
Long Point Country hosts a number of minnows, from the Common Carp (Cyprnus carpio), Gold Fish (Carassius auratus), Lake Chub (Couesius plumbeus), Emerald Shiner (Nortrois atherinoides) and Common Shinner (Notropis cornutus).
The dace (3rd. from top) and the chub (bottom) are members of the minnow family. Ranging across North America and
Eurasia, the minnow family represents the most important group of freshwater forage fish. All minnows lack teeth in
the upper and lower jaws. When a minnow is eaten or injured by a predator, the fish releases a substance into the
water, warning other minnows of the danger.
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