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Blue Catfish (and carp)

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Field Notes

Description:

He was a bluish greyish fish with a smooth but slimey outer skin and if rubbed the wrong way would feel rough he even has a few wiskers.

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FinneyCatfisher
That looks like some kind of carp to me, but it might be a big koi or something if it is in a pond with goldfish. Either way it's a big minnow in the family Cyprinidae :)

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PublishedMay 19, 2014

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