Hey all - is this a banded? Caught in New Jersey - http://www.fishmap.org/watershed.html?huc=02040301
I had four known targets at the lake, Bluespotted, Banded, Blackbanded, and Mud.
Banded Sunfish
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rc6750
, Aug 20 2018 11:58 AM
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rc6750
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gerald
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Posted 20 August 2018 - 09:56 PM
I'd guess bluespotted, but cant see enough detail to be sure. Is that your only pic? Lake Horicon?
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rc6750
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Posted 21 August 2018 - 07:20 AM
I'd guess bluespotted, but cant see enough detail to be sure. Is that your only pic? Lake Horicon?
Unfortunately do not really have any better pictures. Yeah this was Horicon Lake - I caught 6 I could clearly identify as bluespotted and then two that looked like this.
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Matt DeLaVega
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Posted 21 August 2018 - 04:13 PM
These seem like they could be difficult. What features stand out to you guys?
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gerald
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Posted 21 August 2018 - 06:27 PM
Banded usually has a shorter, blunter snout than this fish. The other differences I rely on are the patterns of iridescent spots and streaks under & behind the eye and on the D and A fins, which I really can't see in this photo. Also generally more red-orange in the anal fin of bluespotted sun, but i've seen exceptions to that. Snout shape is about all i have to go on for this fish. Fritz may have other features ???
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