Help Identifying Fish

[dogfish246]

Hey guys,

Caught this today on a mealworm but I dont know what it is... It seems to be some type of sucker or chub but I dont know what... It was very fragile fish because after about 15sec out of water it was at the surface belly up for a few min (then I poked it with my rod tip and it saw away strong).

http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad360/dogfish246/P1040328.jpg
What do we think???
http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad360/dogfish246/IMAG0584.jpg

Thanks

[ALS Mako]

looks like a shiner- a common baitfish. but i could be wrong

[Capt. Lou]

Looks lime common river chub, could be a species of shiner as well !
Haven't caught one in years but if I recall the chubs exibited a mouth shaped like a sucker to.some extent, that blue back makes it appear to be part of a herring family , can't recall if the chubs coloration was the same!

[Poncho]

Could be a Fall fish

[Tony Cav]

I think its a shiner of some sort.........there are several species of chubs that I am familiar with and it does not look like any of those.

[fishingmortgageman]

I believe that it is a small fall fish.

[Wilson]

Bait:D

[joeya78]

Bait:D
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[FASTEDDIE29]

Great lakes emerald shiner!!!

[Wilson]

Great lakes emerald shiner!!!

Ok then... fancy bait:p

[dboyd101]

lil guy... grass carp?

[Super]

Silver Shiner, Notropis photogenis. Not uncommon in New Jersey.

[dogfish246]

I was looking it up in my field guide today and found the "spot tail shiner"... It looks identical. Says they grow to 6in...

What do you guys think? I thought it was a chub bc the mouth was shaped similar to a chub or a carp...

Notropis hudsonius

http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad360/dogfish246/IMAG0584.jpg

[AndyS]

shiner.

[jmurr711]

appetizer

[SnackAttack]

Something you would find in fried rice:D