The fallfish (Semotilus corporalis) is a North American freshwater fish, a chub in the family Cyprinidae. The fallfish is the largest minnow species native to Eastern North America.

Fallfish (Semotilus corporalis) are native only in the North America (Neartic region). The northern range of fallfish is as far north as the southern tip of the Hudson bay in Canada. The southern border of their range is the U.S border between Virginia and North Carolina.

Identification: Fallfish are one of the largest minnows native to North America. The body is moderately compressed with an olive to golden-brown color above the lateral line with a dark stripe along the back. The dorsal scales are darkly outlined on adults.

Fallfish are longer, chub-like fish that can be very difficult to tell apart from other minnows when they are small. As adults, their size often sets them apart. Unlike common carp, they possess no easily visible barbels (whiskers) or fin rays that are modified into spines.

Fallfish (Semotilus corporalis) - Native. A husky 12-inch adult fallfish (top). Male fallfish can get very dark during the spawning season (bottom). Identification. Similar to the creek chub, but with larger scales (fewer than 50 lateral line scales) and no black spot on dorsal fin. Streamlined shaped. No distinctive blotches or markings ...

Fallfish are silvery with a dark olive-brown to almost black dorsal area. Young Fallfish have a pronounced lateral band. This species is Massachusetts' largest native minnow. Adults just under a foot long are common. The largest recorded Massachusetts specimen measured 19 inches. Fallfish are omnivorous, eating plankton until

The fallfish, Semotilus corporalis, is a large North American freshwater fish commonly found in rivers and lakes. Recognized by its silvery body and large size among minnows, it inhabits gravel-bottomed pools and runs.

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The fallfish, Semotilus corporalis, is a freshwater fish, a chub in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada, where it inhabits streams, rivers, and lake margins.

<>Semotilus corporalis can be distinguished by the possession of the following characters: large eye; large lateral scales (43-50); moderately compressed body; fairly long, rounded snout slightly overhanging large mouth; dorsal fin origin over or slightly behind pelvic-fin origin; 8 dorsal rays; 8 anal rays; adults have scales on backs and upper...