2:30 Long Valley Speckled Dace.pdf

Fish of the Week!

Season 2/Episode 30: Long Valley Speckled Dace feat. Rosa Cox & Kalan Hager

Cryptic desert fishes...they're so cool! Katrina and Guy chat with two guests about a type of dace with a unique population found in the Eastern Sierras. You can't catch this fish, but you can appreciate the importance of isolated populations and be in awe of the long game geology plays in fish distribution.

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