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Comment by John Sheehan on May 10, 2011 at 9:17am: I am now thinking the above is a Female Chub. The link below, a Male Fathead minnow.

Thanks for help in IDing guys!

Comment by John Sheehan on May 8, 2011 at 7:13am: This is what I always referred to as a Creek Chub : http://bigbluegill.com/photo/creek-chub?context=user

It was caught yesterday in the same river.

Comment by John Sheehan on May 6, 2011 at 2:53pm: After thought and seeing photos on searches it definatly isn't a White Sucker.I was wrong about that. I still think it looks like either a Fall fish or a very good size Chub for the small brook it was caught in .I am still uncertain as to a definitive ID!

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on May 5, 2011 at 3:00am: Looks like a little chub?

Comment by Eric White on May 4, 2011 at 11:22pm: Whats this little guy? too many different things in the water that never used to be there.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on May 4, 2011 at 5:22pm

Looks like fun fishin', no matter. My money's on chub:

"description (in chub (fish))
- In North America the name chub is applied to many cyprinids, among them the abundant, widely distributed creek and hornyhead chubs (Semotilus atromaculatus and Nocomis, sometimes Hybopsis, biguttata). The creek chub is found in quiet streams in eastern and central North America....
- http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/chub/

Comment by John Sheehan on May 4, 2011 at 2:51pm: Chubs and Fall fish are both minnow Family.

Comment by John Sheehan on May 4, 2011 at 2:15pm: I'm going with Fallfish too. Thanks Jim! http://www.thejump.net/id/fallfish.htm

Comment by John Sheehan on May 4, 2011 at 12:48pm: You might be correct Eric .I dont see the black stripe that's supposed to be present though . The mouth does look more chub like than sucker I'll agree .If this is a Chub ,it has got to be the largest I've caught in this small stream (chubs are usually 5" and smaller there )This one was about a foot or more.

http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/creek_chub.htm