Identityof wild caught (and released) fish?

sumpthinfishy · 01-26-2005, 12:39 PM

Is this a banjo catfish? We caught it while fishing in the Gulf a few months ago. It was taken with a camera phone, so I apologize for the quality. It was about 8 inches long.

zenyfish · 01-26-2005, 01:54 PM

Not a banjo, don't think it's even a catfish.

I'd try the salt water boards ...

joe kool · 01-26-2005, 07:41 PM

what you have ... "had" there was a genuine "sea robin"

check it out ...:

http://www.gotosnapshot.com/Com_C_Ro...n_catalog.html

Lexus · 01-26-2005, 08:10 PM

its ugly lol

joe kool · 01-26-2005, 08:13 PM

we can't all be pretty

ugly but VERY functional at its job ...

sumpthinfishy · 01-27-2005, 11:34 AM

Oh, wow. Cool. We tried to get it to spread it's "wings", but couldn't for the picture and didn't want to hurt it or keep it out longer than necessary for a quick shot.

I didn't know if it was salt or fresh or brackish, because where we were fishing that day was right where a very large freshwater river (Pearl River) empties into the Gulf.

Someone my husband works with told him they thought it was a banjo catfish. I hadn't a clue. Thanks. That definitely looks like the little critter.

**Scuba Kid** · 02-05-2005, 09:08 PM

ahh, the good ol' sea robin. catch em all the time in new england (where i am). they're awesome fish. I kept a small one in an aquarium before and it was a voracious eater. very cool.
they also make croaking or barking sounds when they get upset and are out of water.

oh and btw...i dont think they're ugly

**Cichlid Man** · 02-06-2005, 04:18 AM

Looks like a kind of gurnard. Kind of freaky eeh?

fishfreaks · 02-08-2005, 09:31 PM

i dont think their ugly, i think they are neat looking!

Lydia · 02-11-2005, 09:38 AM

i think they are pretty neat looking

01-26-2005, 12:39 PM	#1
sumpthinfishy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 124	Identityof wild caught (and released) fish? Is this a banjo catfish? We caught it while fishing in the Gulf a few months ago. It was taken with a camera phone, so I apologize for the quality. It was about 8 inches long. __________________ AKA - The Snail Trail. Check for auctions on AB or contact directly.

01-26-2005, 01:54 PM	#2
zenyfish Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yorba Linda, CA USA Posts: 56	Re: Identityof wild caught (and released) fish? Not a banjo, don't think it's even a catfish. I'd try the salt water boards ...

01-26-2005, 07:41 PM	#3
joe kool Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 36 Posts: 572	Re: Identityof wild caught (and released) fish? what you have ... "had" there was a genuine "sea robin" check it out ...: http://www.gotosnapshot.com/Com_C_Ro...n_catalog.html __________________ A conglomeration of cichlids from all over living happily in my "melting pot" of tanks. Breeding: currently nothing ... I'm sequestered in South Korea, "Osan" to be exact 2 days till I'm back in the states!!!! Florida to be exact, those Floridians have no idea what they're in for!! current Fry: see above tanks: 100, 55, 46 BF, 26 BF, 20L, 5 fry tank 20L planted with CRS is the only thing up (easy for the wife to care for in my stead)

01-26-2005, 08:10 PM	#4
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01-26-2005, 08:13 PM	#5
joe kool Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 36 Posts: 572	we can't all be pretty ugly but VERY functional at its job ... __________________ A conglomeration of cichlids from all over living happily in my "melting pot" of tanks. Breeding: currently nothing ... I'm sequestered in South Korea, "Osan" to be exact 2 days till I'm back in the states!!!! Florida to be exact, those Floridians have no idea what they're in for!! current Fry: see above tanks: 100, 55, 46 BF, 26 BF, 20L, 5 fry tank 20L planted with CRS is the only thing up (easy for the wife to care for in my stead)

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01-27-2005, 11:34 AM	#6
sumpthinfishy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 124	Oh, wow. Cool. We tried to get it to spread it's "wings", but couldn't for the picture and didn't want to hurt it or keep it out longer than necessary for a quick shot. I didn't know if it was salt or fresh or brackish, because where we were fishing that day was right where a very large freshwater river (Pearl River) empties into the Gulf. Someone my husband works with told him they thought it was a banjo catfish. I hadn't a clue. Thanks. That definitely looks like the little critter. __________________ AKA - The Snail Trail. Check for auctions on AB or contact directly.

02-05-2005, 09:08 PM	#7
Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,221	Re: Identityof wild caught (and released) fish? ahh, the good ol' sea robin. catch em all the time in new england (where i am). they're awesome fish. I kept a small one in an aquarium before and it was a voracious eater. very cool. they also make croaking or barking sounds when they get upset and are out of water. oh and btw...i dont think they're ugly __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

02-06-2005, 04:18 AM	#8
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,100	Re: Identityof wild caught (and released) fish? Looks like a kind of gurnard. Kind of freaky eeh? __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

02-08-2005, 09:31 PM	#9
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02-11-2005, 09:38 AM	#10
Lydia Ichthus Owner Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: FL Posts: 1,907	Re: Identityof wild caught (and released) fish? i think they are pretty neat looking

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