Quite the microfishing outing in Haliburton, Ontario, I had a few months ago.
I'm still stumped on a few, and have included my best guesses and reasoning behind the guesses.
I'll start with the ones I'm more confident in. There are 6 fish in total. Please correct me or offer suggestions, thanks!
Fish 1
Golden shiner, downturned lateral line and scale-less keel...
Fish 2:
Common shiner. Overall look and body shape looks about right for a common shiner, but the chin is a bit "puffier" than I'm used to.
Fish 3
Hornyhead chub. Spot on tail and general coloration.
Microfishing outing - need a bit of help
Started by
Guest_MichaelAngelo_*
, Oct 23 2013 01:03 PM
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#1 Guest_MichaelAngelo_*
Posted 23 October 2013 - 01:03 PM
#2 Guest_BenCantrell_*
Posted 23 October 2013 - 01:06 PM
Nice photos! Those three IDs look correct. The puffy chin on the common shiner is probably a result of getting caught hook and line.
#3 Guest_MichaelAngelo_*
Posted 23 October 2013 - 01:07 PM
Fish 4:
I'm really hoping this to be a brassy minnow because of the diffusion of the lateral stripe. However, the mouth shape is a bit off for brassy minnow. I'm really not sure to be honest.
Features: outlined scales, dorsal fin base is darkly pigmented, rounded back.
Fish 5:
Can't figure out a guess for this one. Features: pointed back at origin of dorsal fin, dorsal fin base is not pigmented, herringbone lines.
Fi
Fish 6:
I caught this one at night, near shore on a sandy beach area. Looks like a standard bluntnose minnow, but I could (and hoping that I am) be wrong.
I'm really hoping this to be a brassy minnow because of the diffusion of the lateral stripe. However, the mouth shape is a bit off for brassy minnow. I'm really not sure to be honest.
Features: outlined scales, dorsal fin base is darkly pigmented, rounded back.
Fish 5:
Can't figure out a guess for this one. Features: pointed back at origin of dorsal fin, dorsal fin base is not pigmented, herringbone lines.
Fi
Fish 6:
I caught this one at night, near shore on a sandy beach area. Looks like a standard bluntnose minnow, but I could (and hoping that I am) be wrong.
Edited by MichaelAngelo, 23 October 2013 - 01:10 PM.
#4 Guest_BenCantrell_*
Posted 23 October 2013 - 02:35 PM
I won't be surprised if I'm wrong on some of these, but it never hurts to take a stab at it. Juvenile common shiner, juvenile golden shiner, and bluntnose minnow?
#5 Guest_gerald_*
Posted 23 October 2013 - 03:16 PM
Those would be my guesses too.
I won't be surprised if I'm wrong on some of these, but it never hurts to take a stab at it.
Juvenile common shiner (#4),
juvenile golden shiner (#5),
bluntnose minnow (#6)
#6 Guest_smbass_*
Posted 30 October 2013 - 09:02 PM
I think you guys got them all right, but just figured I would add another agreement.
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