Anybody have any idea what kind of fish this is?

[Otter17]

It was caught in Chicagoland suburbs.

[GRiver]

Pic didn’t come thru

[Eric 26]

I’m dying to see this picture as I’m in the Chicago land suburbs?. Send picture to your gallery then hit add files when you reply to choose the picture which I found posts best on large or medium size when asked just not actual size?

[Bird]

That's the invisible hybrid, an invasive species rarely seen.

[BrianMDTX]

It’s a shy town bass! ?

[MAN]

Fish probably got shot before he could get a good picture 

[Jigfishn10]

Looks like an albino species...kind camouflages into the background.  

[Bankc]

I've got a friend that catches those all of the time.  He calls them 9 lb. bass.  Somehow, he always has his scales with him, but never his camera phone.  

[Fishlegs]

On 5/16/2022 at 9:14 AM, BrianMDTX said:

It’s a shy town bass! ?

Excuse me while I wipe the coffee off my screen.

 

[FishTank]

Piscis Invisibilis?  Agnatha laitio?

 

 

 

[Otter17]

Omg, so sorry everyone. I totally forgot to send the pic! I gotta find it now, then I’ll send.

Dang it! I can’t freakin find it now. Which tics me off. It was an odd looking fish caught in a local pond. It looked like it was a cross between a carp and a shiner. Was 13” long. Lacked the barbells of a carp, but had the golden scales of one. And it was far too big to be a shiner. 
 

I know pretty much all freshwater fish in the area really well. But I have never seen this one. It looks like something that should have been in the river.
 

 

 

 

[N Florida Mike]

I did the same thing once. Wierdest fish ive ever seen floating in the river. Went back later on my pictures and couldnt find it.

[JbroBass]

7 hours ago, Otter17 said:

Omg, so sorry everyone. I totally forgot to send the pic! I gotta find it now, then I’ll send.

Dang it! I can’t freakin find it now. Which tics me off. It was an odd looking fish caught in a local pond. It looked like it was a cross between a carp and a shiner. Was 13” long. Lacked the barbells of a carp, but had the golden scales of one. And it was far too big to be a shiner. 
 

I know pretty much all freshwater fish in the area really well. But I have never seen this one. It looks like something that should have been in the river.
 

 

 

 

Sounds like perhaps a Sucker.

 

 

 

[Otter17]

Here it is, I finally found the photo! It’s actually not 13” like I originally said. I hadn’t seen the photo in a while. I guess it’s a “Striped” Shiner. 

[BASS302]

@Otter17,

 

Interesting fish, thanks for sharing.

 

I found this:

https://dnr2.illinois.gov/Biodiversity/SearchBD

You can search for fish, reptiles, plants, etc. for Illinois.

 

 

[Team9nine]

This came across my feed today, and I remembered this thread. Maybe not a perfect match, but getting darn close (that is, I’m guessing a related type shiner).

 

[TnRiver46]

On 6/22/2022 at 1:51 PM, Otter17 said:

Here it is, I finally found the photo! It’s actually not 13” like I originally said. I hadn’t seen the photo in a while. I guess it’s a “Striped” Shiner. 

Correct! 

[Otter17]

On 6/24/2022 at 8:53 AM, TnRiver46 said:

Correct! 

Thankyou TnRiver46!

On 6/24/2022 at 8:13 AM, Team9nine said:

This came across my feed today, and I remembered this thread. Maybe not a perfect match, but getting darn close (that is, I’m guessing a related type shiner).

 

Whoa, it looks pretty darn close. Like you said, it’s definitely in the family. I sure wish I knew where I could consistently locate them, cause I’d be using them for bait for sure. 

On 6/23/2022 at 1:09 AM, BASS302 said:

@Otter17,

 

Interesting fish, thanks for sharing.

 

I found this:

https://dnr2.illinois.gov/Biodiversity/SearchBD

You can search for fish, reptiles, plants, etc. for Illinois.

 

 

And thank YOU Bass302 for sharing that link!