March 02, 2004
Byrne Babies are Coho
My wife Yumi and I took a little aquarium-type net and some jars down to Byrne Creek this afternoon.
We netted two of the fry we spotted two days ago. They were so cute! Both identified as coho, one just under 3cm, the other just over 3cm, both about halfway between the fallen tree/pool and the footbridge in the ravine above Southridge Drive. Saw a total of six fry.
Parr marks oval and crossing well below the lateral line, so not chum
No dorsal spots, no caudal spots, so likely not cutthroat
Long, white first ray on anal fin, so likely coho
Thirteen or more rays on anal fin so not cutthroat
The creek is protected salmon habitat and we carefully returned them in good health to where we found them.
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