Cold Water Fish ID

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l.MetalHead.l

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hey, i live in toronto and from my local pond i found this fish, i had to take him home, he is currently about 1 inch and lives in cold water, and has quuite a personality, the only problem is i have no idea what it is. Any help will be appresiated





 

Ghost_knife

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what an oddball, could be a mosquito fish perhaps if it's a pond type
 

l.MetalHead.l

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ah thanks, if it is a mosquito fish how big will it get
 

l.MetalHead.l

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lol ty, (its not a mosqito fish)
 

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l.MetalHead.l

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yeha i think it is a sunfish, mabie a green sunfish?
 

plah831

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Wow, good one, guys! They look so different when they're young, huh? Those big eyes... awww. I have worked with juveniles of the sunfish family (Centrarchidae: Sacramento perch), and they do look a lot like that. It certainly has the spines in the leading part of the dorsal fin. Sometimes even professional ichthyologists have a hard time ID'ing juves, and have to do spine counts. They're quite differently proportioned from mum and dad. I guess the universal baby thing: large head, big eyes, cute face, don't eat me!
Good call, greensunfish, for getting that one. You've lived up to your username :)
 

l.MetalHead.l

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lol thanks man
 
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