Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose Help with bullhead identification.

I count 17 anal fin rays. Strongly suggests black bullhead rays (17-21). My text says weak serrations or sometimes absent on back edge of pectoral spine again suggesting black bullhead. My MI fish key says adults can have a whitish bar a the the caudal fin base. Picture 2 has a light colored vertical bar at the base of the caudal fin. US record for black bullhead is 7.3lbs and brown bullhead record is 7.0 lbs.