The right pec fin on that fish is even small for a fast growing fish, of which this is, as one can see by the other small fins in relation to the body. That fin was either damaged by other fish in a raceway (trout peck at each other's fins at high densities as in raceways) or it was partially clipped by someone and grew back -- albeit at a smaller size.
My guess is it was partially clipped.
And I can't see a dorsal fin either now that I look again.
That said I'm not saying that fish lived most of its live in a raceway or got that big in a raceway. Just saying it started out its life in one.
I still find it odd that the most common species in that state is considered endangered.
Last edited by Cecil Baird1; 01/17/15 04:01 PM.
