What kind of minnow is this?

  • michael randazzo
    Posts: 2
    July 22, 2015 at 8:13 pm #1555954

    Hello,

    I caught this minnow barehanded swimming along the surface the other day in a small lake in Northern Indiana. Can anyone help me identify it? It’s been bugging me for days and I cannot find another picture of one anywhere. Translucent body with a silver stripe down the middle and no (barely) dorsal fin.

    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11321
    July 22, 2015 at 8:40 pm #1555963

    So translucent that I can’t even see it. coffee

    Sorry, I was assuming I’d see a pic.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    July 22, 2015 at 9:06 pm #1555967


    Silverside? Not as common up there.

    michael randazzo
    Posts: 2
    July 22, 2015 at 9:23 pm #1555972

    That’s it! The thinner ones upper right. Sorry, thought I successfully attached a picture. Interesting that it’s rare in those parts (right on the Indiana Michigan border) as I certainly have never seen one.
    Thanks!

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    July 23, 2015 at 5:44 am #1555993

    I learned something new too. Since I’ve only seen them down here I thought they were a Florida/southeast minnow. And the map makes it look like they are a saltwater fish too? I need to Google more info.

    I see pods of them swimming the surface in the pond at work. Pretty easy to spot their erratic wakes.

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