What Kind of Fish is This???

I caught this fish in the summer time in upstate New York. I caught it on a earthworm. Me and my friends call it a shiner. However, this is the largest of its kind I have ever seen. They are normally between minnow size and 9 inches. This one is between 17-20 inches long. They like to bite on worms, corn, bread, and flies. And I was wondering, what is this fish better known as or what is it's scientific name?

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[SuperDarylg]

it's a brown sucker, related to carp, common in canada and northren usa, what did you catch it on?

[DrShadowSML]

@SuperDarylg a worm on a hook

[fishingcrazy436]

did it have small white bumps on its head

??? if so me and my brother catch them in our pond all the time

[DrShadowSML]

@fishingcrazy436 no it didn't.

[1337h3xx]

I call that a 60 LB muskie bait LOL!

And yea its a shiner.

[DrShadowSML]

Haha definetely! I have tried to use chunks of little shiners for pike but that day I had no success.

[madeforpron]

Can`t callem idiots, just don`t know!!

[sorrelllarry1]

It is called a River Chub, Creek Chub, or just plain Chub We have those here in Virginia we have a local area name for them and It is (fall fish) the population has gotten so out of control In the North Fork Of the Shenandoah river that the Virginia Department Of Game And Inland Fishery's have stocked 15,000 musky in about a 35 mile section of our river. These fish eat just about anything and will regularly hit any lure small enough to fit in there mouth.

[InformativeFisherman]

It's a Golden Shiner,,, trust me look it up...

[lopger21]

brown sucker

like you

[gohomenowjose]

you guys are idiots....its a creek chub, i catch those all the time here in Connecticut....you can catch them with small minnows too and they are good live bait for stripers in the Connecticut River and good for catfish too if you fish with it all cut up.

[SuperPensfan8771]

@SuperDarylg you deffently know your fish cause your absolutely right . it is a brown sucker. i catch them in the grand river alot

[cozcat42]

grass carp

[mreldoctore]

grass carp

i've seen 40 pounders swiming in my lake

[mreldoctore]

grass carp



[2010jetsrock]

brown sucker