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My buddies went up to the Sierra's this past weekend and he was told that this was a perch. I seriously doubt it's a perch but i can't seem to figure out what species this is. ANY HELP

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Comment by Chris Salmon on June 22, 2012 at 8:40am

this looks more like the species in the picture: http://calfish.ucdavis.edu/species/?uid=60&ds=241

Comment by Leo Nguyen on June 22, 2012 at 8:08am
Dorsal fin doesn't match at 45° from the UC Davis photo vs the posted photo. However, I can't argue at this point due to the lack of clarity. Let's wait for the next catch for an optimal photo.
Comment by Chris Salmon on June 22, 2012 at 7:35am

it's not a good picture that he took. i'm thinking this is as close as i can figure it out:http://calfish.ucdavis.edu/species/?uid=60&ds=241

Comment by Chris Salmon on June 22, 2012 at 7:24am

i thought it might be a carp, but the scales don't resemble a carp's scales. kinda looks like a sucker or chub but can't narrow it down to which species

Comment by Vince Fusco on June 21, 2012 at 8:12pm

Boy did I miss on that one Chris! Ten lashes with a night crawler, and a new pair of glasses for me.

Comment by Leo Nguyen on June 21, 2012 at 3:14pm

You guys are right about the sucker part. Here's the DFG and Davis identifying site that I normally use:

http://calfish.ucdavis.edu/location/?uid=54&ds=241

Comment by Angelo C Mastrando Jr. on June 21, 2012 at 2:16pm

That is not a perch. It has the mouth of a chub and the color is hard to see look's more of a smallmouth bass coloration also has the fin's of a chub, It's most likely a mix of "Something". 

Comment by John Sheehan on June 21, 2012 at 1:48pm

Yellow Perch have two dorsals or a split Dorsal . Thats not what we call Perch here in New Jersey!

 

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on June 21, 2012 at 12:17pm

This is what I call a white sucker that is used for catfish bait in the Carolinas......I believe the fish pictured most resembles this Sucker as Ronnie suggested......

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on June 21, 2012 at 12:08pm

This is what we call a river chub but the mouth looks a little different???

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