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[MichaelAngelo]

These were caught on a trip to northern Georgian Bay.  

 

This first fish was caught in a back lake along the shoreline with a muddy bottom and vegetation.  I'm thinking it is a blacknose shiner due to the position of the dorsal fin relative the pelvic fin, the black crescents in the lateral stripe, and the coloration on the snout.  Also it doesn't seem bridle shiner inhabit these waters of northern georgian bay and are more confined to the southeastern Ontario.

 

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These next two fish were caught at the mouth of a slow moving creek with thick vegetation, they were swimming through the weeds.  I'm thinking they are blackchin shiner due to the zig-zag in their lateral stripe, and black pigment on their lower jaws.  

 

Fish 2:

 

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Fish 3:

 

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Any other species they could be? 

 

Edit:  From the picture of Fish 3, it seems to me there's a chance of it or both Fish 2,3 being pugnose shiner (upturned mouth) or pugnose minnow (black pigment on dorsal rays).  

Edited by MichaelAngelo, 12 August 2015 - 09:33 PM.

[mattknepley]

Can't help you with the ids, but love to hear about/see pictures of fish from the north. That's some pretty country up there, too.

[Matt DeLaVega]

Pugnose came to mind for me before reading it. You may be on to something there.

[Dustin]

I am not familiar with pugnose shiners but pugnose minnows have a "window" in their dorsal that is not present in the fish pictured.  The window is a clear patch surrounded by dark coloration like in the attached picture.