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9 downloadsCaught last weekend in the Osage Fork of the Gasconade River near Lebanon, MO
My first thought was Emerald or Carmine shiner. Unfortunately, this is the only photo I have.
Central Missouri ID help
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, Jul 10 2014 08:31 AM
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Posted 10 July 2014 - 08:31 AM
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9 downloadsCaught last weekend in the Osage Fork of the Gasconade River near Lebanon, MO
My first thought was Emerald or Carmine shiner. Unfortunately, this is the only photo I have.
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Posted 10 July 2014 - 09:06 AM
It's a shiner. Cant see enough detail.to say much more than that. Keep a photo tank with you, or even a ziplock bag will do better than a hand pic.
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Posted 10 July 2014 - 06:29 PM
I'm running a contest on my website - most species caught on a particular type of fly (Black Killer Bugger). This was one of the submissions. You are absolutely right about the photo tank but I have to work with what I've got. The guy that submitted it has a photo tank but had planned a trout fishing trip so didn't bring it. Micros were an afterthought. Obviously needs to work on his priorities 
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The ID he submitted with the photo was common shiner, which didn't look right to me. Hence my request.
.The ID he submitted with the photo was common shiner, which didn't look right to me. Hence my request.
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Posted 10 July 2014 - 07:46 PM
Even with my average or below ID skills, I can promise that that is not a common shiner like he submitted. It appears to be a Notropis. Beyond that? I think you will have a tough time getting that fish down to species, however it seems that you are on the right track.
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Posted 10 July 2014 - 09:09 PM
It's possibly a telescope shiner, although any lateral stitching is not apparent.
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Posted 11 July 2014 - 12:01 PM
Looks like a Wedgespot Shiner (Notropis greenei)
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Posted 16 July 2014 - 09:54 AM
It's a little out of the range given in Peterson for a telescope shiner. I'll go with wedgespot for the ID in the contest. If another contestant wants to challenge it, they can but I don't think anyone will.
A big thanks to everyone.
A big thanks to everyone.
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