I caught this surprise out of the Missouri River today. I have been able to narrow it down to some type of carpsucker. Sadly it was pretty beat up when it came out of the water. Any help would be appreciated.
Did you take a picture of the mouth? That's the best way to get an ID. Otherwise my gut instinct is River
2017: Total species (44), New (12)
2018: Total (94), New (50)
2019: Total (116), New (49)
2020: Total (63), New (9)
2021: Total (72), New (11)
2022: Total (151), New (59)
2023: Total (134), New (48)
2024: Total (32), New (13)
Powered
Did you take a picture of the mouth? That's the best way to get an ID. Otherwise my gut instinct is River
2017: Total species (44), New (12)
2018: Total (94), New (50)
2019: Total (116), New (49)
2020: Total (63), New (9)
2021: Total (72), New (11)
2022: Total (151), New (59)
2023: Total (134), New (48)
2024: Total (32), New (13)
I hope that these are good enough.
Head shape and lack of lower lip nipple eliminate River as an option
Thanks for the help guys. I'm still learning on most of these fish.