Central Stoneroller? Caught in Shenandoah-Potomac watershed in Virginia.
Central Stoneroller? Caught in Shenandoah-Potomac watershed in Virginia.
Posted by Sammy9707
4 Comments
cowswag87 on
It’s definitely got the head of a stone roller. Maybe a large scale stone roller if it’s in the area? I’ve never seen a central with scales that big
Plastic-Scientist739 on
Similar to a redhorse, but the mouth doesn’t match. I found this
Other “American eel, white sucker, margined madtom, northern hogsucker, common carp, fallfish, yellow bullhead, brown bullhead, and redhorse are additional fish species commonly found in the South Fork Shenandoah River.”
Edit: See Fallfish image on Google search.
bassmaster50 on
So, scales and mouth position are wrong for any Stoneroller species. That’s a Nocomis species, and I know both Bluehead and River Chubs occur in that area. They are nearly identical except for some minor characteristics and then the breeding males show the major differences. The longer snout makes me believe this is a River Chub but hopefully someone with more local knowledge will chime in
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It’s definitely got the head of a stone roller. Maybe a large scale stone roller if it’s in the area? I’ve never seen a central with scales that big
Similar to a redhorse, but the mouth doesn’t match. I found this
Other “American eel, white sucker, margined madtom, northern hogsucker, common carp, fallfish, yellow bullhead, brown bullhead, and redhorse are additional fish species commonly found in the South Fork Shenandoah River.”
Edit: See Fallfish image on Google search.
So, scales and mouth position are wrong for any Stoneroller species. That’s a Nocomis species, and I know both Bluehead and River Chubs occur in that area. They are nearly identical except for some minor characteristics and then the breeding males show the major differences. The longer snout makes me believe this is a River Chub but hopefully someone with more local knowledge will chime in
Bluehead Chub