With no responses I have to do this the hard way. Silvery minnow with a white stripe on his side, a rounded, blunt, bullet shaped head, and a high forehead. Eye located mid. Low, small, slightly upturned mouth.
First list all the possible suspects in my state. (species list obtained from here
http://www.wildlife....pecies_list.htm )
creek chub
lake chub
creek chubsucker
blacknose dace
finescale dace
longnose dace
northern redbelly dace
fallfish
blacknose shiner
bridle shiner
common shiner
golder shiner
spottail shiner
white sucker
longnose sucker
I'll also add the recent invader rosyside dace to the list as well as eastern silvery minnow which is in freshwater fishes of new hampshire.
I can rule out the obviously striped species and species not found in the drainage. Sadly this alone could not rule out creek chub and lake chub as I have seen pictures of some individuals without a lateral stripe. The mouth position also rules out the suckers. that reduces the list to this.
creek chub
lake chub
fallfish
common shiner
golden shiner
spottail shiner
eastern silvery minnow
Now to search online pics to compare.
creek chub, hmmm. eye located high and large mouth. Not a fit.
lake chub and fallfish have similar issues.
common shiners head is not blunt enough and the mouth seems too big. Head shape is close though.
golden shiners head is too pointy and body is too wide
spottail shiner eye too high
eastern silvery minnow eye too high and head too pointy
The common shiner seems closest but its scales are too prominant and lacks the white stripe, nothing really fits nicely. Especially with the blunted rounded bullet head and mid eye. Do minnows have their head shape change as they grow?