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 Re: Can anyone identify this fish?
[Re: rico86]
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02/08/12 01:04 AM
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HENDO
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cool! I have never seen one of those.
FISH ON!!
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 Re: Can anyone identify this fish?
[Re: HENDO]
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02/08/12 01:12 AM
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Emerson Biggens
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Emerson Biggens
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Re: Can anyone identify this fish?
[Re: rico86]
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02/08/12 01:22 AM
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BigLeslie
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Not invasive. Its a green sailfin molly. Theyre native to texas and are mostly found in the san antonio, comal, and new braunfels rivers. To split hairs, that population is not considered native, the only native populations of sailfin mollies in Texas is found in far South Texas, specifically in the Rio Grande Valley and some areas along the coast. The populations found in the areas to the North were believed to be established by released aquarium fish and would actually be considered non-native to those waters.
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Re: Can anyone identify this fish?
[Re: BigLeslie]
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02/08/12 03:15 AM
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rico86
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Not invasive. Its a green sailfin molly. Theyre native to texas and are mostly found in the san antonio, comal, and new braunfels rivers. To split hairs, that population is not considered native, the only native populations of sailfin mollies in Texas is found in far South Texas, specifically in the Rio Grande Valley and some areas along the coast. The populations found in the areas to the North were believed to be established by released aquarium fish and would actually be considered non-native to those waters. thats still not a proven fact. They tolerate brackish and salt so can be found from north carolina all the way to the yucatan. I see them all the time in the pools on galveston beach.
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Re: Can anyone identify this fish?
[Re: rico86]
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02/08/12 03:38 AM
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mjmfc
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Used them for bait many times when I spent the summers of my youth in the RGV
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Re: Can anyone identify this fish?
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02/08/12 03:38 AM
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brb2825
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Looks like bait to me. Put it on a 3/0 hook with a c-rig and throw it back in the pond. Hope for a bigger one.
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Re: Can anyone identify this fish?
[Re: rico86]
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02/08/12 04:27 AM
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BigLeslie
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Not invasive. Its a green sailfin molly. Theyre native to texas and are mostly found in the san antonio, comal, and new braunfels rivers. To split hairs, that population is not considered native, the only native populations of sailfin mollies in Texas is found in far South Texas, specifically in the Rio Grande Valley and some areas along the coast. The populations found in the areas to the North were believed to be established by released aquarium fish and would actually be considered non-native to those waters. thats still not a proven fact. They tolerate brackish and salt so can be found from north carolina all the way to the yucatan. I see them all the time in the pools on galveston beach. The most widely referenced paper on the subject lends credence to the argument that these are non-native populations. See page 40 here.
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Re: Can anyone identify this fish?
[Re: CougarD]
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02/08/12 11:00 AM
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Mark in Frisco
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Wow! You guys got some knowledge on the subject!
Mark in Frisco
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Re: Can anyone identify this fish?
[Re: CougarD]
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02/08/12 03:22 PM
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Lucas Lures
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Most definitely a Sailfin Molly
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Re: Can anyone identify this fish?
[Re: CougarD]
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02/08/12 07:35 PM
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SNAKEBIT
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and all he asked was what it was !!!
didn't ask if it was invasive, native, or grew to be 8 ft long !!!!
HAHA but it is cool that someone actually has this stored in their brain somewhere. for what ever reason!
I love the smell of 2 stroke in the morning !!!
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Re: Can anyone identify this fish?
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02/08/12 10:15 PM
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Aggie_Angler
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Definitely a sailfin molly (Poecilia latipinna).
These are native to South Texas and along the coast. In Round Rock, this is most likely an aquarium release, although their distribution is expanding throughout the state (correctly referred to as a native invader) but they have not expanded that far north naturally (well not yet at least).
Last edited by Aggie_Angler; 02/08/12 10:15 PM.
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