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I found a minnow that I could not id

Started by Guest_Sunfish catcher 321_* , Mar 24 2014 11:22 AM

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#1 Guest_Sunfish catcher 321_*

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Posted 24 March 2014 - 11:22 AM

I was at a creek in north Illinois the minnow was 2 and a half inches. It had running from the mouth to dorsal fin. It looked like a bullhead minnow but the head was flat. I got about 5 of them.

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#2 Guest_Dustin_*

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Posted 24 March 2014 - 11:31 AM

Do you have a photo?

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#3 Guest_Uland_*

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Posted 24 March 2014 - 11:36 AM

What is the exact location? With that information, a list of possibilities could be generated, from which you could make an educated guess.

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#4 Guest_Sunfish catcher 321_*

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Posted 24 March 2014 - 12:38 PM

I do not have a photo I was at Weller creek cook county il. It is connected to the des plains river

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#5 Guest_Uland_*

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Posted 24 March 2014 - 01:55 PM

Here is your list of possibilities that could loosely be called minnow like. I avoided including fish like catfishes, darters and sunfishes.

Campostoma anomalum
Carassius auratus
Catostomus commersoni
Cyprinella lutrensis
Cyprinella spiloptera
Cyprinus carpio
Dorosoma cepedianum
Erimyzon sucetta
Esox lucius
Fundulus notatus
Gambusia affinis
Hypentelium nigricans
Nocomis biguttatus
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Notropis atherinoides
Notropis dorsalis
Notropis heterodon
Notropis heterolepis
Notropis hudsonius
Notropis stramineus
Phenacobius mirabilis
Pimephales notatus
Pimephales promelas
Semotilus atromaculatus

My guess based on description as well as ease in catching this time of year would be Fundulus notatus....so start there?

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#6 Guest_Skipjack_*

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Posted 24 March 2014 - 01:59 PM

Sure fits with the flat head and stripe.

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#7 Guest_Sunfish catcher 321_*

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Posted 24 March 2014 - 02:23 PM

Thanks It is a swallowtail shiner

Edited by Sunfish catcher 321, 24 March 2014 - 02:25 PM.

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#8 Guest_Sunfish catcher 321_*

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Posted 24 March 2014 - 02:26 PM

I know its not native but I think it released bait.

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#9 Guest_Uland_*

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Posted 24 March 2014 - 02:40 PM

There are no records that suggest Swallowtail shiners have been introduced to our area and of all the possible introductions, that's pretty low on the likelihood list. Take a look at the minnows on the list and see if you can't find a match.