This publication is no longer available from Cornell Cooperative Extension, but copies may be available from on-line vendors. Lavett Smith's "The Inland Fishes of New York State" and a Cornell Cooperative Extension publication, "Guide To Freshwater Fishes of New York", that was authored by Daniel J. Species descriptions within the following web pages originated from C. Some additional art came from the “New York Conservationist” and drawings of comely shiner, green sunfish and sand darter came This book can be examined or downloaded from the NYS Library. Lavett Smith, published by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 1985. Several additional fish images (where noted at the bottom of each individual page) and all of the species distribution images were obtained from "The Inland Fishes Predominantly in watercolor, with delineation and highlights added using graphite, india ink, and white paste.
On completion of these studies, the artists examined freshly sacrificed specimens for proportional and meristic detail. Ichthyologist were satisfied that each painting was accurate.īoth artists performed preparatory studies of color, posture, and form using living fish observed under daylight, usually at the capture site. While the artwork was usually the effort of a single individual, field crews collected, transported and maintained specimens alive until the artist and These paintings were an integral part of these surveys, hence their York Department of Conservation, as part of comprehensive biological surveys of biota throughout all New York watersheds. Most of these images originated from artwork produced from 1926 through 1939 by two artists, Ellen Edmondson and Hugh H. The graphicsĪnd webpage were updated by Mark Carlson, and the earlier versions of the pictures were scanned by Jason Hutton. Douglas Carlson (NYS DEC Watertown office) provided essential support by supplying scanned images of the original drawings, that are now stored at the NYS Museum.
Freshwater fish identification archive#
The most widespread species found across the streams and rivers of the UK is the Brown trout with the Three-spined stickleback being found in the widest array of habitats – from pools to ditches.This archive of fish images was developed with the assistance of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) and Cornell CooperativeĮxtension. The smallest fish you can find is the Ten-spined spickleback (weighing a minute 20g) and the largest is the Atlantic sturgeon (weighing up to 400kg). There are approximately 42 native species of freshwater fish in the UK and a number of marine species that venture into mainland waters for breeding purposes, such as the Atlantic salmon and European eel.įish have adapted over millions of years to suit the various freshwater habitats and niches available – some flourishing in the sedate pond and lake environments and others experts in the fast moving habitat or streams and rivers. Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus).Tubular Water-dropwort (Oenanthe fistulosa).Parsley Water-dropwort (Oenanthe lachenalii).Marsh Arrowgrass (Triglochin palustris).Long-stalked Yellow-sedge (Carex lepidocarpa).Grass-of-Parnassus (Parnassia palustris).Few-flowered Spike-rush (Eleocharis quinqueflora).Common Cotton-grass (Eriophorum angustifolium).