fish id please

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fishguts

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theres a small lake more like swamp that is full of these and its the only place i catch them at what are they? here is a pic. thanks in advance

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snella;3199053; said:
it looks like a dutch riet voorn ...
cold water fish , not tropical

greetings peter
i have never heard of a dutch riet voom. ill have to check them out and welcome to mfk
 
fishguts;3199068; said:
i googled that name and there is no fish called that.
its spelled dutch rietvoorn. r-n at the end, not an m.
:)
 
Definitely a golden shiner. They are the only native cyprinid with such a long anal fin. You should also be able to see a keel on the belly. Looks like a decent-sized one. They can get to about 14".
 
yes indeed golden shiners. ive boughten them before at bait shops around 3 inches but never took the time to really look at them and say to myself these are the same thing i catch in the swamp but smaller. plus i wouldnt have thought they got that big. thanks guys
 
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