Anyone know what kind of fish this is?
I would really like pictures and links explaining what this fish is.
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It is raw finned fish of the Amiidae family
these links would give you a clear insight of the fish
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowfin
http://academics.smcvt.edu/dfacey/AquaticBiology/Fishes%20Pages/Bowfin.html
http://www.bowfinanglers.com/bowfininfo.html
If you still need more information after going through these links , send me a direct question, and I'll be glad to help you out
All the best
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If so, I can find more links; but, once you know the name it's easy. If not, I'll try again when I get home.
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Nope that isn't it. Thank you for trying. The fish I caught has a black dot on his tail fin that stands out.
Next time if you can't see a picture, please don't answer with a random guess based on just text.
Nonsense. It was a good deduction and provided useful information, even if that wasn't the fish caught this time.
Dang that is an ugly fish!
Odd, of course I can't see your fish but the description of the goby says "Round gobies are small, soft-bodied fish, characterized by a distinctive black spot on the first dorsal fin." Maybe other photos will look more similar.
But it's not the only strange fish in the sea, or river in this case.
It wasn't a bad guess based on the text provided, but clearly the submitters picture is the best clue.
Igalatea, that link did not take me to the juvenile bowfin. Here is a better link from the site you recommended, followed by the photo:
http://www.wiscfish.org/fishid/wFrmAllImages.aspx?fid=24&comName=Bowfin&sfName=amia calva&fam=Bowfins (Amiidae)&GID=37&show=7&selText=0
I believe you are correct - the fish look alike!
And after doing a little more searching, I found an anglers' group (http://www.bowfinanglers.com/). Their logo says "America's toughest sportfish for 100,000,000 years!". A curious note - they have a primitive lung and have been seen to gulp air at the water's surface!
yap i think you are correct , thinkphd's comment was good, the fish shown him and the fish in the question look same
Nod I basically thought they'd be able to go down the page and see the name bowfin as well as use the link for any other fish they might be curious about. :) Thanks for the supporting post.
Thinkphd,
Thank you for providing a better link and picture of the fish. It helped to verify that lgalatea was correct.
Thank you again.