What the heck is this?

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nomadofthehills

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My friend pulled it out of a lake in jersey...



Looks morayish to me, but this is a freshwater lake! To add to the confusion, he has seen about 15 or so of these guys!

Any clue guys?

We are 99% sure its not an American eel.

Best bet so far:

Graboid tongue.

 
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Inka4040

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Can you post more pictures of it? A clearer shot of the head and body areas would be great. Looks like it could be an american eel, but maybe with a slighly deformed head. They do make the treck from salt to fresh and back during their lifetimes, so it's not that wierd to find one in a lake. The pond near my parents house in Westchester NY has a pretty big eel population. (based on the one time a friend and I saw a MASS eel exodus while sitting under and overpass drinking beers (don't ask).
 

Reddog80p

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:eek:crazy!!!!
 

RichardA

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Okay....shared this with a friend....we have looked it over.

Looks like:

No gills
No fins

that would make this a caecilian and a not so uncommon find during this time of year.

Really need a good head shot to narrow this down.......cant make out enough features in that pic for a good hard ID.
 
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