Unknown Suckers, Redhorse's or Jumprocks, NC
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taldridge0321
, Jul 29 2016 09:56 AM
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#26
gerald
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- Wake Forest, North Carolina
Posted 29 July 2016 - 10:15 AM
I think most of those are Striped Jumprocks. The ones with small scales not in regular rows look like they may have grown new scales after an injury (maybe previous handling!) Try some macro close-ups of the lips, with mouth in closed/resting position, so we can see the pattern of bumps and ridges (papillae and plicae). Some people put a drop of ink on the lips to increase contrast before photographing. A water-soluble marker might work too.
Gerald Pottern
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#27
UncleWillie
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- NANFA Member
- Georgia
Posted 29 July 2016 - 12:58 PM
I'm agreeing with Gerald. The overall body shape, pigmentation on fin margins, the faint contrasting dark and white patterns on sides, etc. points to striped jumprock. But as Gerald said, some of the scales on many of those fish are all jacked up, making scale counts unreliable.
Willie P
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