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Can someone identify this fish?

Discussion in 'Freshwater Bottom Dwellers' started by Seth Hart, Jan 14, 2017.

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    I recently came across this fish and do not know what it is called. Can someone please help me identify it?

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    #1 Seth Hart, Jan 14, 2017
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    Hard to see, pics small, mixed with rocks, and poor eye-sight. Looks like a darter, but not sure.
     
    #2 tanker, Jan 14, 2017
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    Did you get it out of a tank of feeders?
     
    #3 slayer5590, Jan 14, 2017
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    Looks like a darter to me as well. Not clear enough to identify the darter though. Lots of possibilities but to narrow it down some, check out florida native darters for comparison and you may get somewhere on identifying it.
     
    #4 SnakeIce, Jan 15, 2017
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    Goby of some sort maybe?
     
    #5 FreshyFresh, Jan 15, 2017
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    It's a darter. Impossible to identify without knowing what part of the country it came from.
     
    #6 Narwhal72, Jan 16, 2017
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    The name of fish is Malabar Loach
     
    #7 sony oommen, Jan 26, 2017
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    No, the Malabar loach has only one dorsal fin, the fish in question clearly has two dorsal fins.
     
    #8 SnakeIce, Jan 26, 2017
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    Sorry, but 100% sure, it is not a loach.
     
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    My best guess is not a loach but a darter or goby as everyone else has said
     
    #10 fishorama, Jan 28, 2017
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