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Need Help to I.D Fish
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 5:03 pm
by amberjack
Hello to All,
I need Help Identifying this fish caught last night in Hollywood. Since we did not know the species, we through him back. He was 11.5 inches long. My first thought was a Mangrove Snapper, but some say no.
Any Help would be appreciated
Jack
Re: Need Help to I.D Fish
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 5:14 pm
by fishnfool73
Mangrove snapper final answer
Re: Need Help to I.D Fish
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 5:19 pm
by amberjack
fishnfool73 wrote:Mangrove snapper final answer
that is what I thought, by the way, he was caught shore fishing of the beach and caught with a frozen finger mullet about 3 inches long.
Thanks for responding so fast
Jack
Re: Need Help to I.D Fish
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 5:31 pm
by cyril1974
Yeah.. I'd agree with Chris.. (he is always right.. lol) plus, you can tell, I think, by the fact that the jaw does not go back past the eye... I think that is one of the identifiers... (correct me if I'm wrong)
Thanks,
Charles
Re: Need Help to I.D Fish
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 5:43 pm
by Username28
cyril1974 wrote:Yeah.. I'd agree with Chris.. (he is always right.. lol) plus, you can tell, I think, by the fact that the jaw does not go back past the eye... I think that is one of the identifiers... (correct me if I'm wrong)
Thanks,
Charles
Markings or lack of for me, I didnt even look at the jawline
Re: Need Help to I.D Fish
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 6:52 pm
by cvstrat
I threw back my first mangrove too because I didn't realize what it was. It hit an xrap in the surf at night which was part of the confusion. Turns out it should have been dinner.
Nice fish, go back and catch some more!