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NJ Mystery sunny

Started by Guest_SunfishGuy99_* , Apr 28 2013 03:07 PM

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#1 Guest_SunfishGuy99_*

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Posted 28 April 2013 - 03:07 PM

Caught this sunfish in NJ. Tossed him back but not without getting some pics!!! What do you think he is?

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#2 Guest_Subrosa_*

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Posted 28 April 2013 - 03:30 PM

Either a Blue Spot or a Banded. I can't tell which from that pic.

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#3 Guest_SunfishGuy99_*

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Posted 28 April 2013 - 07:59 PM

Banded. I looked up banded and it matched it perfectly. Thanks subrosa!

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#4 Guest_gerald_*

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Posted 29 April 2013 - 09:39 AM

I woulda guessed bluespotted, but they can be tricky to separate.

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#5 Guest_Subrosa_*

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Posted 29 April 2013 - 10:12 AM

Those Jersey ones threw you a bit of a curve if I recall correctly, didn't they Gerald?

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#6 Guest_Kanus_*

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Posted 29 April 2013 - 10:56 AM

I would vote for Bluespotted based on the face. That mouth looks a *little* small for a banded, but especially at that size they are VERY tricky.

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#7 Guest_Dustin_*

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Posted 29 April 2013 - 11:12 AM

I think it's a bluespot too. Don't let the thin "bands" on a juvenile bluespot fool you. Just because it has some irregular bands does not mean it's a banded.

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#8 Guest_gerald_*

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Posted 29 April 2013 - 11:55 AM

Yup - what threw me off in NJ was red-orange on the anal fin of NJ obesus. From my limited experience with obesus in the Carolinas, they don't have red-orange on the anal, which gloriosus often does. Best field indicators IMO are the iridescent marks under the eye (round dots or very short dashes in gloriosus, vs long dashes in obesus) and head/mouth shape (head blunter and mouth angle steeper in obesus).