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[Assault0137]

I took a walk along the creek farther than i've gone before and saw a much deeper part of the creek and spotted 3 of a fish i had not seen before, and some smaller suckers.

So naturally i stuck my GoPro in there and had a closer peek. Could someone take a peek at this picture and the video at ~6:40 to 7:00 and ID that fish?

 

The other fish i saw and was unable to capture on video had prominent pectoral and pelvic fins, was dark brown mottled in color, and about 7 inches long. Could that be a grown up one of this species? There were three of them, all very much larger and darker than the smaller suckers seen in the video.

 

Sorry if the video is not up yet, it will be uploaded by morning.

 

https://youtu.be/fKvLG48cjxk

 

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EDIT: I now saw a different species that swims left to right across center screen at 6:15

Thoughts? Does not appear to have the spot on dorsal fin, nor coloration of the surrounding Creek Chubs.

Edited by Assault0137, 25 March 2017 - 10:03 PM.

[Michael Wolfe]

can you give us a better idea of where you are?  I'm not familiar with that creek name.

 

If you were in N.Ga near me, I would say that these guys are striped jumprock, Moxostoma rupiscartes.  And I could guess at the creek chubs and shiners and maybe a couple of the others.

[gerald]

Yes, photo above is one of the jumprocks: probably striped or brassy.  I thought i saw some rosyface chub-looking things and maybe shiners from the yellowfin complex too, so i'm guessing he's in GA or SC.

[Assault0137]

Yup, I'm in Hoscton, GA.

[Michael Wolfe]

oh, so you actually are in my home waters (pretty sure that is even an Oconee drainage location)... so yes, I will say that I saw:

yellowfin shiners

creek chubs

rosyface chubs

juv. bluehead chubs

striped jumprocks

[Assault0137]

Thanks! But which ones are the juvenile blues?

[Michael Wolfe]

I think that one you asked about at at 6:15 might be... 

[gerald]

This could make for a NANFA challenge game:  new member posts a video of fish community or series of still shots from "a creek near my home" and we all have to guess where he/she is from.  Old members traveling out of state somewhere could do it too.

[Assault0137]

You all's memory amazes me. Thanks so much guys

[Assault0137]

Another day another question

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[Assault0137]

And this i assume is the bluehead?

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[Michael Wolfe]

Speckles on the face and red eye makes me think redbreast sunfish.

And yes on your chub.

[fundulus]

I think you're right, Michael, my first thought looking at the barring was bluegill but then I saw the opercular tab and the red eye.