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Any idea what kind of fish this is? #12415478 09/05/17 10:57 PM
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Now this wasn't caught here, my dads lives on Grand Cayman and his buddy caught it. No one there knows what it is and they sent it off to a biologist in Florida. Weighed 15 pounds and was caught at about 2400', any of y'all ever seen one?

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Re: Any idea what kind of fish this is? [Re: AKMike] #12415696 09/06/17 01:17 AM
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No idea but a freaky looking fish.
Looks like the lovechild between a wahoo and a cuda!

Re: Any idea what kind of fish this is? [Re: Lmgreeri] #12415845 09/06/17 02:47 AM
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That's what I was thinking, its pretty cool looking.

Re: Any idea what kind of fish this is? [Re: AKMike] #12415974 09/06/17 11:16 AM
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Looks like a snake mackerel.

Any more photos?


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Re: Any idea what kind of fish this is? [Re: AKMike] #12416120 09/06/17 01:37 PM
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No sir, that's the only one they had.

Re: Any idea what kind of fish this is? [Re: AKMike] #12416265 09/06/17 03:11 PM
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I gather that the fish was longer than it appears in the photo? Looks like the camera view is at an angle, rather than directly over the fish.


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Re: Any idea what kind of fish this is? [Re: AKMike] #12416309 09/06/17 03:44 PM
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Agree, it's some kind of snake mackerel.

Oilfish/Escolar, or some relative would be my guess.

Did they eat it?


Edit: This is pretty close.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domine_(fish)

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Re: Any idea what kind of fish this is? [Re: AKMike] #12416855 09/06/17 10:33 PM
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Bluefish...........


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Bluefish...........


Nope. Grew up in the coast up north and caught bluefish all the time, this definitely isn't one.

Re: Any idea what kind of fish this is? [Re: Glitchmo] #12417180 09/07/17 02:30 AM
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Originally Posted By: Glitchmo
Agree, it's some kind of snake mackerel.

Oilfish/Escolar, or some relative would be my guess.

Did they eat it?


Edit: This is pretty close.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domine_(fish)


Nope they didn't eat it they asked around on the island and no one knew what it was, they contacted a few biologist and they weren't even sure. They asked them to ship it off to their lab to get a better look.

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Re: Any idea what kind of fish this is? [Re: AKMike] #12417257 09/07/17 03:19 AM
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Probably edible, but with high amounts of indigestible fat that can cause ... well ... gastrointestinal distress.


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Re: Any idea what kind of fish this is? [Re: AKMike] #12417348 09/07/17 04:36 AM
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I think you may be right about it being a domine, it's just odd they caught one so deep when they normally are way shallower.

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looks like snake mackerel


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Yup lite-liner and I were on a head boat that caught one that was some kind of body record for a few weeks one time. Supposed to be good sushi but in moderation. To much will give you the quick step flush_2


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Re: Any idea what kind of fish this is? [Re: AKMike] #12418238 09/07/17 10:46 PM
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They just got word back from the lab that the DNA doesn't match any known species of fish. They have no clue what it is still, but it's a world record at 15.1 pounds.

It does look a lot like some of the fish y'all have posted I agreed it might be a domine, but it was caught several times deeper than they are known to swim. Guess we will have to see what they decide to call it.

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