what is it?

[roughfish29]

i got this fish back in march on a small white jig.

my guess is smallmouth buffalo

i know it wasn't a carp beacuse it didn't have any barbles

note the blue fins

[StillwaterAaron]

DO you have a close up of the mouth?

I have caught carp similar looking to that one with very tiny barbels.

[roughfish29]

yeah, but its a pretty terrible picture.

no barbles, that line by its mouth was a piece of grass, sorry

[Ralph Wiggum]

Gosh, it looks an awful lot like a carp. I guess it could be a SM buff, but I think it looks a bit carpy to me.

[StillwaterAaron]

I would say carp.

fish change their colors more often than most realize. I almost missed the wiskers on this carp. I want to belive it is a cross of a carp and goldfish but not sure and will never know.

Here is a SM Buff

[roughfish29]

SM buff/carp hybrid maybe?

[StillwaterAaron]

SM buff/carp hybrid maybe?

I don't think they can.

There are different variations of common carp and I am sure this is one of those much like my goldfish looking carp.

[roughfish29]

goldfish was my 2nd guess

[carpmanjake]

gold fish/ common carp hybrid.

goldfish and common carp hybrids will not have barbels

but in some cases, they have tiny barbels

but common carp and koi hybrids (aka gghost carp) have normal size barbels

small mouth buff is a possibilty, but the body structure and the coloration is more that of a carp/ goldfish hybrid

[carpmanjake]

aaron, you have a carp/koi hybrid, or just a koi if the barbels are normal length. after a few years of being in natural waters, koi will return to their normal color, which is very close to the common carp.

if the barbels are much smaller than normal, you have a carp/ goldfish hybrid.

[carpmanjake]

Originally Posted By: roughfish29

SM buff/carp hybrid maybe?

I don't think they can.

There are different variations of common carp and I am sure this is one of those much like my goldfish looking carp.

they cannot. though carp and buffs look alike, their genetic make up is to different to hybridize

[roughfish29]

but common carp and koi hybrids (aka gghost carp) have normal size barbels

man, i wish i still had the pic of the only ghost carp i've ever caught. that was such a nice surprise on my first time fishing that body of water.

[Brownie77]

I would say it is ugly.