| #1  10-04-2005, 09:41 PM | |||
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 Not sure what species this sunfish is? Need input! Hello~ Can anyone ID this fish I caught a few days ago in a creek in Indiana? I know it's a sunfish, but not sure which species......maybe a hybrid? See it at this link: http://members.iglou.com/drw90459/Uncertainfish.jpg It is quite small, about 4 inches long. Mouth is too large for a bluegill, but a bit too small for a green sunfish. ?? Thanks for any help! davidw1959     |
| #2 10-04-2005, 09:43 PM | ||||
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| Re: Not sure what species this sunfish is? Need input! Can`t help with the ident,but what a cracking looking fish.Welcome to the forum....  |
| #3 10-04-2005, 11:07 PM | ||||
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| Re: Not sure what species this sunfish is? Need input! Looks like a juvenile pumpkinseed. __________________ Living proof that "Beer builds better bellies" Bought & payed for many times over |
| #4 10-04-2005, 11:53 PM | ||||
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| Re: Not sure what species this sunfish is? Need input! looks like a white crappie to me __________________ A bad day fishing is better than a good day working! Fishing: if it were easy, it'd be called "Catching" http://www.flickr.com/photos/omahayank/sets/ |
| #5 10-09-2005, 12:35 AM | ||||
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| Re: Not sure what species this sunfish is? Need input! My bad, its not a crappie,  but I still cant pick which one. Did you catch it near a nuclear power plant??????  see this to see what you think  http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/fishing/...dentification/good luck __________________ A bad day fishing is better than a good day working! Fishing: if it were easy, it'd be called "Catching" http://www.flickr.com/photos/omahayank/sets/ |
| #6 10-12-2005, 03:54 PM | |||
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 Re: Not sure what species this sunfish is? Need input! Thanks Omahayank and Woodsman, It was caught in southern Indiana, near Louisville. No nucliear power plants nearby! :-) I think it is probably a hybrid of (perhaps) Redear Sunfish (although I can't see any red on the ear flap) , Green sunfish and/or Bluegill. It is a juvenile, about 3.75 to 4 inches long, so the color may not be the same as it will be when fully grown. At first I also thought it could be a crappie, but the dorsal fin is longer than the anal fin. In the crappie, I learned that the dorsal and anal fins are more or less equal in length, almost a mirror reflection of each other. Thanks for the input! davidw1959 |
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