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Sunfish and shiner ID

Started by Guest_ZachT_* , Jul 11 2014 06:09 PM

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#1 Guest_ZachT_*

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Posted 11 July 2014 - 06:09 PM

Both from a small creek in Southern Indiana.

This to me looks like a bluegill X green sunfish, both are very common in this creek.

Is this a striped shiner?

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#2 Guest_Skipjack_*

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Posted 11 July 2014 - 06:17 PM

Warmouth Kind of funky looking though, but they seem pretty variable.
striped shiner

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#3 Guest_BenCantrell_*

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Posted 11 July 2014 - 07:36 PM

I dunno, my first thought is hybrid.

Striped shiner is correct.

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#4 Guest_fundulus_*

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Posted 11 July 2014 - 08:26 PM

Young warmouth, striped shiner. Irate will be disappointed that it isn't a green sunfish, of course.

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#5 Guest_Dustin_*

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Posted 11 July 2014 - 08:31 PM

I'm with Ben. I am not sold on that being a warmouth. Looks very little like my warmouth at least especially with that uniform pattern on the side.

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#6 Guest_ZachT_*

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Posted 11 July 2014 - 08:57 PM

Thanks.

Here is a better shot of the sunfish in question.

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#7 Guest_BenCantrell_*

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Posted 11 July 2014 - 08:58 PM

Yellow on the fins would really help lock in the green sunfish half. Even with that lacking, I don't see warmouth at all.

bluegill X green hybrid
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warmouth

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#8 Guest_Skipjack_*

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Posted 12 July 2014 - 05:36 AM

I can buy that it's not a warmouth, but it sure does not look like any green F1 hybrid that I have seen. Not enough green characteristics. Maybe that is just a function of size though.

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#9 Guest_gerald_*

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Posted 12 July 2014 - 02:33 PM

Zach's fish looks mighty green to me. I can believe maybe green x bluegill, or green x something.

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#10 Guest_NateTessler13_*

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Posted 14 July 2014 - 04:21 AM

I'll throw my vote into the mix:

1) Green sunfish x bluegill
2) Striped shiner

In my opinion, that hybrid sunfish is a pretty typical example of a green sunfish x bluegill.

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#11 Guest_butch_*

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Posted 14 July 2014 - 12:48 PM

I'm with others, its a hybrid green. Also notice the mouth size and how the mouth lined up above the eye. Green hybrid mouths do not past the eye where war mouth and pure green mouth do pass the eye.