Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Fish ID??

Does anyone know what this is?

Carp.

Possibly a black salty or a goldfish, but definitely cyprinidae.

I was thinking carp as well.

What do you think ?

Mouth's too big for a Golden Shiner.

I think it looks a lot like the top left fish. The carp in your pics seem to be more slender. Was that a drum I noticed in one pic, I couldn't identify them all.

Carassius carassius
Crucian carp - introduced to the US - top left

Most of the others are pics of common carp.

Bottom right is European carp , top right GShiner , below it is goldfish , bottom center is a common shiner.

So do you think it's a Crucian carp?

Mark me down for carp, coloration of fins and the shape of the mouth do it for me.

Big G Gator

I know this isn't scientific, but carp are notorious for that look that cheyenne's second picture has. When you handle them, they almost always look down like that. It's kinda freaky.

C-19 your guess is as good as mine. It was the closest one I could find to yours and they were here. They were also stocked in Europe/UK etc for fishing. With the pics of common carp being so varied it is hard to know.

Morphology: Dorsal spines (total): 3 - 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 22; Anal spines: 2 � 3; Anal soft rays: 5 � 7; Vertebrae: 32. Caudal fin with 18-20 rays (Ref. 2196). No barbels. The third dorsal and anal-fin rays are strong and serrated posteriorly.

Biology: Occurs in shallow ponds, lakes rich in vegetation and slow moving rivers. Burrows in mud in the dry season or during winter (Ref. 2163). Tolerates cold, organic pollutants, and low oxygen levels in the water. Feeds on plants, insect larvae and plankton (Ref. 30578). Marketed fresh and frozen; eaten fried, broiled and baked (Ref. 9988).

Well I found a school of them in the top levee of one of our rice fields. So I figured I'd ask and see what they were. I thought you'd be able to help, and you did.
Thanks again,
Cason