What kind of fish is this?

[Toysx2]

I caught a couple of these about 8" long on Black River south of Wildcat Crossing last week. Didn't recognize what they were--threw them back.
I had better luck than my daughter who had a bear punch out a window in her truck at Wooden Crossing on the San Carlos stretch of the river a couple of weeks ago

 

[71AZFJ]

It looks like some kind of trout. I could be wrong .

 

[Beams37]

Looks like some form of a trout.

 

[Tools R Us]

IIRC, that breed is called lunch?

 

[splitshot]

Sucker, Gila maybe, have to dig out my fish book.

I would have had bear for lunch.

 

[Toysx2]

It looks like some kind of trout. I could be wrong .

That's what I thought when I saw the first one, but there is "something" about the mouth and fins that don't look right to me to be a trout. The body sure does though.

 

[splitshot]

Desert Sucker, you've got it's lips all pooched out though.
Desert Sucker Fishing in Arizona

 

[mike_az]

mystery fish

The fish pictured is not a trout or sucker, but a minnow. It's a roundtail chub (Gila robusta). The fish is quite a beauty (and its distribution the subject of my previous degree). Consider yourself lucky, as this native fish has disappeared from most of its historic range. The black river represents one of the few populations that remain in the Gila and Salt river basins. They are also relatively abundant in some sections of the verde as well.

 

[Toysx2]

The fish pictured is not a trout or sucker, but a minnow. It's a roundtail chub (Gila robusta). The fish is quite a beauty (and its distribution the subject of my previous degree). Consider yourself lucky, as this native fish has disappeared from most of its historic range. The black river represents one of the few populations that remain in the Gila and Salt river basins. They are also relatively abundant in some sections of the verde as well.

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Very interesting! What do they taste like? (Am I just kidding or not?)

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

The fish pictured is not a trout or sucker, but a minnow. It's a roundtail chub (Gila robusta). The fish is quite a beauty (and its distribution the subject of my previous degree). Consider yourself lucky, as this native fish has disappeared from most of its historic range. The black river represents one of the few populations that remain in the Gila and Salt river basins. They are also relatively abundant in some sections of the verde as well.

Wow what a Honor we hear from the fish master. Back in AZ?

 

[bwesty]

Gila Robusta is correct.

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[BMAN]

Wow what a Honor we hear from the fish master. Back in AZ?

Yeah! NO s***!

How goes life out there in the big world Mike? Good to see you around here Brother!

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Gila Robusta is correct.

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FWIW Mike_AZ is an expert in this field....

 

[BMAN]

FWIW Mike_AZ is an expert in this field....

LOL... Understatement much? Mike is "THE" expert in this field.