What kind is this

[Nutbush]

I found a huge school of these this week where our effluent wastewater goes into the Mississippi River. Also, right behind them was a huge school of what looked to be some type of carp. I'm not sure if these are a type of minnow or if they are the broodlings of carp? Also, the carp that I saw had quite large mouths that were white. What kind of carp would they had been?

[DockShootinJack]

Looks like a baby shad to me.

[Pirogue]

Fingerling Silver Carp and the big ones you saw were adult silvers or possibly Bigheads.

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[CrappiePappy]

Fingerling Silver Carp and the big ones you saw were adult silvers or possibly Bigheads.

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Don't think so, Pirogue .... Asian Carp fingerlings vs small Shad :





What he has in his hand looks more like a Shad (see the rounded mouth of a Shad vs the pointed mouth of a fingerling Asian Carp).

[Jman5626]

I agree with shad


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[Pirogue]

Don't think so, Pirogue .... Asian Carp fingerlings vs small Shad :





What he has in his hand looks more like a Shad (see the rounded mouth of a Shad vs the pointed mouth of a fingerling Asian Carp).

You very well may be right Pappy.

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[CrappiePappy]

Other than that nose shape, there ain't a frog's hair difference in them by visual inspection.

[Nutbush]

Yea looks more like a gizzard shad.

[Nutbush]

It also has that little black spot behind the gills which was hard to see in the pic.

[Cane Pole]

That's a minner! Hook 'em in the eyes.