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David: B common name is bluntnose minnow and C is the Bigmouth buffalo - -which has a terminal mouth compared to smaller subterminal mouth in smallmouth and black buffalo
Fish B=Snubnose Minnow (Pimephales notatus)
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-flat nose
-black line extending on to nose
Fish A=Northern Studfish (Fundulus catenatus)
ReplyDeleteGuessing at Fish C= Goldfish (Carassius auratus)
ReplyDeleteC is incorrect.
ReplyDeleteA is correct
B - scientific name is correct, common name incorrect
I think roosterfish meant bluntnose minnow for for B. Also I think fish C is a bigmouth buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus).
ReplyDeleteDavid: B common name is bluntnose minnow and C is the Bigmouth buffalo - -which has a terminal mouth compared to smaller subterminal mouth in smallmouth and black buffalo
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