1. Luxilus cornutus – common shiner
Scales on sides of body much taller than wide
Medium sized shiner

2. Pimephales notatus – bluntnose minnow
Crowded pre-dorsal scales!

3. Cyprinella spiloptera – spotfin shiner
Pigmentation between rays in posterior portion of dorsal fin
Body deepest around beginning of dosral fin, snout pointed (unlike Pimephales notatus)

4. Semotilus atromaculatus – creek chub
“glorious spot” at anterior base of dorsal fin
Body round in cross-section, medium sized Cyprinid

5. Campostoma anomalum – central stoneroller
“tie-dye” pigmentation on dorsal fin
Darker scales randomly distributed across body
Round in cross section, medium sized Cyprinid

6. Notropis stramineus – sand shiner
Equal signs across body
Small shiner

7. Rhinichthys obtusus – western blacknose dace
Small to medium Cyprinid
Like Campostoma anomalum, has spotty pigmentation across body – but this species has dark lateral stripes and a more pointed snout

8. Cyprinus carpio- common carp
Barbels, serrated spine in dorsal, big scales, often seen in Asian restaurants