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Species #159
Redlip Shiner
Hydrophlox chiliticus

This morning was the last chance I would have to fish the Smith River for a while, as we were leaving in the afternoon. It was too cold and still a little murky to snorkelfish, so I decided to just soak some nightcrawlers for redhorse and hogsuckers. As usual, I did not catch a hogsucker and neither a redhorse, but I did catch a bunch of different shiners and chubs. I thought that all of the shiners were crescent, rosefin or white and originally thought this was just a massive rosefin as I didnt know there were redlips in this part of the Smith. The red lips obviously made me suspicious though, and I confirmed @IHUNTA  that this was a redlip shiner. A nice surprise and possibly the last lifer from this trip to the Smith. I still need to look at all my chubs though and check if any are bulls, which would be another lifer.

Nice little Redlip Shiner that I caught with a breadball on a trout hook.

The Redlip shiner is a small freshwater fish found in streams and rivers of the southeastern United States. It typically measures 2-3 inches long and weighs less than 0.1 pounds. Recognized by its distinctive red-tinted lips, it feeds on insects and algae. This active species prefers clear, fast-flowing waters and often forms schools.

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