250savage Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 What kind of fish this is? Please. I have caught 3 of them so far in the North Fork of the Shenandoah River and my first thought was a carp, but I've never caught one that small before and on an artificial minnow. Sorry the pics aren't the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250savage Posted April 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 A buddy of mine on Facebook says its a white sucker. Any 2nds on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 it looks more like a carp to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bug House Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 Yup, looks like a sucker to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Looks like like carp to me too. Scales look too big to be a sucker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 That's an easy one! Catch them all the time here on our Salmon River. It's called a Fall Fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 (edited) so what family is it more closely related to? Carp or Sucker? But he caught it recently, so is it a Spring Fish now?..lol ok found this; Cyprinida are a large family of freshwater fishes that comprise the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives (for example, the barbs and barbels). Commonly called the carp family or the minnow family, its members are also known as cyprinids. It is the largest fish family and the largest family of vertebrate animals in general, with over 2,400 species in about 220 genera. The family belongs to the order Cypriniformes, of whose genera and species the cyprinids make up two-thirds.The family name is derived from theAncient Greekkyprînos (κυπρῖνος, "carp"), Edited April 18, 2013 by Mathews XT Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bug House Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Can somebody tell me... We always called them Chubs or Suckers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 i've caught them in a couple creeks before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 We always called them Chubs or Suckers. If you look at its mouth its obviously not a sucker. These unlike chubs, fall fish can get very large, up to 14"-16" long. When I first saw the picture I thought it was a horned dace (look that up in google images) which we also catch plenty of in our local streams. They are very similar but have a bunch of little bumps on their forehead. Horned dace and Fall Fish are cousins, both a Cyprinidae like Martin mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 Horned dace and Fall Fish are cousins, both a Cyprinidae like Martin mentioned. Amazing..what a click or two on a mouse can get you..all the info you can want...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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