I've been seeing these buggers for the last year or two, and can't find ANY websites that know what they are.
This particular fish, and the 4-5 more like him, was caught in a seine, in about knee-deep water (about 2 ft) and they're about 4-6 inches I've never seen them bigger. It's a clearwater lake in s/e michigan. They have light colored pectoral fins, that have a dark spot at the tip, and their dorsal fin looks like that too.
These guys were released after the photos. Right back into the lake from my bucket. On the opposite side of the dock where they were collected. (Meaning, the dock was to the left of me, we collected, climbed OVER the dock into the pontoon, sorted out the bigger fish, and let them go)
The only reason I'm asking for an ID here, is because I've been seeing them for a long time, and they nibble on my legs until I feed them the invasive zebra mussels in that lake (invasive species) And...I'm curious! lol
I've seen another fish that looks almost EXACTLY like that one, but the nose is darker, and it has these pimple-like things on it's nose. And I'm wondering what that one is as well.
Sorry for the blurs my camera isn't that good at closeups!!
This particular fish, and the 4-5 more like him, was caught in a seine, in about knee-deep water (about 2 ft) and they're about 4-6 inches I've never seen them bigger. It's a clearwater lake in s/e michigan. They have light colored pectoral fins, that have a dark spot at the tip, and their dorsal fin looks like that too.
These guys were released after the photos. Right back into the lake from my bucket. On the opposite side of the dock where they were collected. (Meaning, the dock was to the left of me, we collected, climbed OVER the dock into the pontoon, sorted out the bigger fish, and let them go)
The only reason I'm asking for an ID here, is because I've been seeing them for a long time, and they nibble on my legs until I feed them the invasive zebra mussels in that lake (invasive species) And...I'm curious! lol
I've seen another fish that looks almost EXACTLY like that one, but the nose is darker, and it has these pimple-like things on it's nose. And I'm wondering what that one is as well.
Sorry for the blurs my camera isn't that good at closeups!!
