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[Spudlover19]

I'm from Moorhead Minnesota and found this fish by a runoff of the red river. Can anyone id this fish

[Spudlover19]

How do you add pictures

[smilingfrog]

If you're on a computer, there should be an "attach files" icon at the bottom. You may have to click the "more reply options" button to see it. If you're on a smart phone/tablet, I have no idea.

[MtFallsTodd]

It works the same on a smart phone but with limited capacity as a guest.

[Spudlover19]

Here's the minnow, it's about 3/4"-1"

[Spudlover19]

Here finally

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[Michael Wolfe]

Yes, it is a fish

[Isaac Szabo]

As Michael hinted at, it is going to be difficult to ID this fish from that photo. Much of the fish is blurry, and most of the fins are not visible. Since there are many species of small minnows/shiners that look similar, it's helpful to be able to clearly see the mouth, scales, and fins in order to get an accurate ID (a photo tank is helpful). You can narrow it down by looking up which species occur in the watershed. Here is a link to a list of species found in your watershed: http://fishmap.org/w...ml?huc=09020104. Looking at that list, I could make a guess of Mimic Shiner, Notropis volucellus. However, there are several other species on that list that I cannot rule out. Someone who is more familiar with the fish in your region may be able to come up with a more confident ID attempt.

[Josh Blaylock]

SSM

 

Small Silvery Minnow

[Matt DeLaVega]

Look through the ID section and see what is possible for people to ID for certain. Try to get at least close to that photo quality. Fish are tough to ID in first place, so good photos are key.