The Alan Sondheim Mail Archive

September 20, 2007


WHAT ARE THESE FISH

Please help me, what are these fish? Large schools gathered
tightly together in the Providence River, Rhode Island.
They're about 18" in length. I can only guess invasive species,
maybe ocean-hungry spawning but I DON'T KNOW FISH.

http://www.asondheim.org/fish8.jpg
http://www.asondheim.org/fish19.jpg

Time: late afternoon/early evening.
Numbers: Approximately 1000.
Behavior: Swarming, schooling, occasional 'flashing' of sides.
Color: Seemed almost transparent, grey-blue, dull.

WHAT ARE THESE FISH I DON'T KNOW FISH

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