ID game

[Sillyfishies]

Post a rare or relatively unknown fish and see if we can figure it out.

Rules-

Don't post another fish until the one before is correctly IDed.

Don't post about about a fish that has already been previously IDed.

Let the games begin!

 

[Sillyfishies]

I'll start ! I want one of these!

 

[Sillyfishies]

Another picture

 

[jetajockey]

Sunfish, I think some locals call it molamola.

 

[Sillyfishies]

Sunfish, I think some locals call it molamola.

Yup it's a masturus lanceolatus. Hmm. I thought that one was going to be hard !

 

[PolyptRus]

I'll start ! I want one of these!

Hehe i love these its a molamola if that is how its spelt also known as ocean sunfish. They can weigh up to 1 ton! spend most of their time in the deep parts of the ocean feeding on jellyfish only coming to higher water for a bit of a rest while little reef fish pick parasites of its body.

 

[jetajockey]

We saw them from time to time at a fishing pier on the gulf when I was a teenager.

 

[PolyptRus]

Hold on i think i have a good one i gotta find the pic first

 

[PolyptRus]

No cheating what is this?

 

[Sillyfishies]

No cheating what is this?

A snail-shimp hybrid ?

 

[PolyptRus]

A snail-shimp hybrid ?

A snail?!? Haha nope it is a fish i assure you

 

[PolyptRus]

A snail?!? Haha nope it is a fish i assure you

I guess i kinda see the whole snail shrimp thing now lol

 

[Sillyfishies]

I guess i kinda see the whole snail shrimp thing now lol

Hmm. Is it a type of loach?

 

[Shane fish]

What do you think my avatar is?

 

[PolyptRus]

Hmm. Is it a type of loach?

Not a loach Hehe i thought this was going to be a hard one

 

[Sillyfishies]

What do you think my avatar is?

We'll get to yours after this one were doing.

 

[PolyptRus]

What do you think my avatar is?

The fish in your pic is it a midas cichlid or flowerhorn

 

[Aquatic_Adam]

No cheating what is this?

Looks like a catfish. Mekong or perhaps an iridescent shark

 

[PolyptRus]

Looks like a catfish. Mekong or perhaps an iridescent shark

Nope but on the right track with catfish

 

[Sillyfishies]

Nope but on the right track with catfish

It has barbels... This is a toughy. Hopefully tony gills decides to make an arrival.

EDIT: it is freshwater correct?