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What the heck is that? - snook.hooker - 10-24-2005
I saw this swimming about and can't find it in any books - any ideas? Those things on the sides roll (flutter) to propel it...
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Re: [snook.hooker] What the heck is that? - tubeN2 - 10-25-2005
It looks like some kind of File Fish.
What area did you see that? That could help to ID it.
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Re: [tubeN2] What the heck is that? - snook.hooker - 10-25-2005
Saw it in Holiday, FL, just north of Tarpon Springs. File fish? That'll give me another starting point for research - thanks TubeN2!
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Re: [snook.hooker] What the heck is that? - Tarpon4me - 11-23-2005
My eyes aren't that good, but it might also be some type of ray with it's tail cut off. I know we have alot of thoughtless anglers around here that will cut off thier tail and stinger and throw them back into the water defensless. Poor little guys.
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Re: [Tarpon4me] What the heck is that? - tubeN2 - 11-24-2005
I will stick with the file fish theory. It does resemble some of the ones that are common along the coast of FL.[cool]
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Re: [snook.hooker] What the heck is that? - Kraizee_Skot - 11-24-2005
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Re: [snook.hooker] What the heck is that? - davetclown - 11-24-2005
I saw one of them things on that there invasion movie last week, I think they called it an ETAB. it wasnt glowing was it?
It looks like it is a ray of sorts, do you have a larger image or one that hasnt been edited down in size? you can post it as an attachment at 500 pixels wide.
that kinda looks like a manta ray to me but need a larger photo to be sure...
I would say a bat ray but they are common on the eastern coast of the pacific.
[url "http://marinefisheries.org/fish/sostingry.jpg"]southern stingray[/url]
this one looks like it has the same wing tips.
SPOTTED EAGLE RAY
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Myliobatidae
Genus: Aetobatus
Species: narinari
[url "http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/gallery/descript/seray/ser3.JPG"]http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/gallery/descript/seray/ser3.JPG[/url]
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