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zoowks
08-18-2008, 12:14 AM
fish caught in gulf of mexico
-black on top
-striped black/white
-torpedolike
-scaleless
-6 fins: 4 up front 2 in back
-10-12 inches
-large dott on top of head-blackish like rest of top
-mouth like catfish, no whiskers
-caught in crab trap at depth of 15-20 feet
captaincaveman9
08-18-2008, 12:35 AM
need pics
ProAquatics
08-18-2008, 12:37 AM
drumfish?
Mgamer20o0
08-18-2008, 2:16 AM
how does it taste?
msjinkzd
08-18-2008, 8:50 AM
how does it taste?
:rofl:
Sounds like a mutant fish to me..
austinpetemo
08-18-2008, 1:17 PM
sounds like a pimpfish
J double R
08-18-2008, 3:15 PM
sounds like a pimpfish
:shakehead::rolleyes::headshake2:
Dwarf Puffers
08-18-2008, 3:27 PM
sounds like a pimpfish
lmao
Artemis JT
08-18-2008, 3:30 PM
like this?
http://www.seaclubrentals.com/images/drumfish.jpg
FluffynTex
08-18-2008, 3:36 PM
I spent about an hour last night searching through fish from the gulf of mexico and never found anything that sounds like what you caught. They only ones that were scaleless and had 6 fins were all species of Shark.
Slappy*McFish
08-18-2008, 4:42 PM
Bamboo shark?
125gJoe
08-18-2008, 4:55 PM
Whiting.
http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/sciliata.htm
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Vicious_Fish
08-18-2008, 5:45 PM
Duck-billed platypus?
cam191919
08-18-2008, 6:51 PM
goose-billed platypus?
FluffynTex
08-18-2008, 7:44 PM
SHARK, WHITESPOTTED BAMBOO (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) LONG SLENDER BLACK AND WHITE STRIPE BODY
http://aquaticaonline.net/images/TANK071704010.jpghttp://www.chez.com/fins/image/chabottache.jpg
SHARK, BROWNBANDED BAMBOO (Chiloscyllium punctatum) LONG SLENDER BODY. JUVENILE IS BLACK AND WHITE STRIPE.
http://aquaticaonline.net/images/TANK0326151.jpg
http://www.petsplusinc.com/images/striped_bamboo_shark.jpg
http://www.aquafauna.be/marins/Fish/Sharks%20&%20Rays/Chiloscyllium%20punctatum.bmp
http://www.cheapfish.co.uk/BandedCatShark.jpg
125gJoe
08-22-2008, 5:01 AM
SHARK, WHITESPOTTED BAMBOO (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) LONG SLENDER BLACK AND WHITE STRIPE BODY
SHARK, BROWNBANDED BAMBOO (Chiloscyllium punctatum) LONG SLENDER BODY. JUVENILE IS BLACK AND WHITE STRIPE.
Sounds like it might be it; but "no whiskers", and this 'shark' has them...
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Dangerdoll
08-22-2008, 9:01 AM
visa-billed platypus?
Reefscape
08-22-2008, 10:08 AM
visa-billed platypus?
Dangerbillicus Dollynastypersonus
:popcorn:
Dangerdoll
08-22-2008, 10:33 AM
:eek:
http://bestsmileys.com/hitting/19.gif
125gJoe
08-22-2008, 4:57 PM
Dangerbillicus Dollynastypersonus
:popcorn:Wow!
LOL >> !
:D
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zoowks
08-22-2008, 5:29 PM
no no wasn't any of those, it was dark on top and had horizontal stripes running lengthwise of its body
Slappy*McFish
08-22-2008, 5:36 PM
Maybe it was a Bonefish.
MudskipperFan
08-22-2008, 8:45 PM
pond whale?
blissskr
08-22-2008, 9:21 PM
Remora?