Species Identification

  • John West
    Posts: 10
    July 19, 2020 at 6:01 pm #1958470

    My friend caught this the other day and I have failed to identify it. The tail seems very unique, I should have gotten photos of the fin rays for further id but I didn’t, any guess?

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    Jeremy
    Richland County, WI
    Posts: 701
    July 19, 2020 at 6:10 pm #1958474

    smelt?

    munchy
    NULL
    Posts: 4931
    July 19, 2020 at 6:21 pm #1958475

    I’d say its an Emerald Shiner with a damaged tail.

    Buffalo Fishhead
    Posts: 302
    July 19, 2020 at 10:43 pm #1958527
    munchy wrote:

    I’d say its an Emerald Shiner with a damaged tail.

    I agree, emerald shiner, and the tail is definitely damaged.

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    gonzo50613
    Cedar Falls, Iowa
    Posts: 170
    July 22, 2020 at 10:04 am #1959140

    Pretty sure that’s a Green Sunfish…

    popcorn
    Posts: 64
    July 23, 2020 at 9:00 pm #1959781

    Looks like a spottail shiner to me. The caudal spot is hard to see with the damaged tail but a little bit is still visible. Emerald shiners mouths tend to be more forward facing.

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    popcorn
    Posts: 64
    July 23, 2020 at 10:21 pm #1959815

    You bet. If you haven’t been there before this is a great place to look up info on fish identification.

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    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18621
    July 24, 2020 at 9:48 am #1959915

    It would help tremendously if you listed where you caught it or at least the type of water.

    John West
    Posts: 10
    July 24, 2020 at 4:03 pm #1960039

    I will do so in the future, It was caught in John’s river, north carolina. It is a river that is connected to the catawba river.

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