I've been trying to identify these for about a week now, and every time I think I have it, the distribution maps all say "nope!"
Remember those little fry I caught last month or so ago? Well they seem to be turning into these, whatever they are. My apologies in advance for the totally craptacular pictures.
I caught an adult right here in Madison, and it looks like it might be the same species.
It has a small terminal mouth, slightly orangey-red dorsal & caudal fins, and a "normal" sized eye close to the snout. The most distinguishing feature is the black lateral stripe running the whole length of the body, including through the eye and all the way through the snout, bordered immediately above it by a white stripe and then a thinner pale metallic blue stripe. It reminds me of a tropical Black Neon Tetra. The white stripe changes color between white and gold. The opercula are bright metallic blue.
Any ideas? I tried keying them out, but got stuck at the pharyngeal teeth counting.
A little voice in my head is mocking me, and berating me, saying "Dude, come ON! You know this one!" but I just can't place it.
EDIT:
Oh no.
Is it a Flame Chub? I hope I didn't kill a Flame Chub. If I did, though..well.. the good news is that there is a big swarm of them still getting along fine in an unlikely place.
Edited by Mysteryman, 25 May 2015 - 01:28 AM.