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Today, when I was feeding the sunfish in my pond, I saw a number of 1 1/2 inch fingerlings. They had a distinct black lateral line that ran the length of the fish. Their body shape was long and slim. I do have some adult blacks in the pond. From my description of the lateral line, does it appear the fingerlings are LMB?
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Very likely they were young LMB. Timing and fingerling size is right for your location.
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Here are 2 pics to help - LMB fry in a jar.  
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Thanks, ewest. I believe what I saw were bass fry. They were a bit smaller than the photo, but the lateral line was just as obvious.
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Don't some fathead minnows have that black line too. I thought I had some bass fry and looking closer just fathead with black line
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Not to get off of LMB, but I'm seeing some smaller dark/black fry, and I'm wondering if they are SMB fry.
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
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Sunil, that would be my guess. How big are they?
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Probably less than a half inch, but they were acting/'swimming' much differently than the other several types of fry in the pond.
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
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SMB fry are black to start.
The LMB in the jar were about 1 to 1.5 inches. The jar magnifies the fish.
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