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Started by Guest_Uland_* , Sep 29 2009 09:15 PM

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#1 Guest_Uland_*

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Posted 29 September 2009 - 09:15 PM

After work I got in a little pre convention sampling with David and we caught one of these (saw several others).
This is a small specimen (about 3") and I'm sure I've never caught one of these before.
What is it?
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#2 Guest_UncleWillie_*

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Posted 29 September 2009 - 09:31 PM

Certainly looks to be a tilapia of some sort.
Looks more like a Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)than the comparable Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus).
On young ones, like the one you have, you can see that hint of a spot 3/4 of the way down the dorsal fin, which should confirm Nile tilapia.

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#3 Guest_centrarchid_*

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Posted 29 September 2009 - 09:32 PM

Looks like a tilapia, Nile tilapia maybe. Most of the Nile tilapia stocks in this country are not pure.

Edited by centrarchid, 29 September 2009 - 09:33 PM.

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#4 Guest_hmt321_*

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Posted 30 September 2009 - 06:25 AM

I am starting to come across tilapia in the escatawba river. where did you catch this?

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#5 Guest_Jim_*

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Posted 30 September 2009 - 10:17 AM

WoW thats a beautiful specimen, no matter what it is

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#6 Guest_gerald_*

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Posted 30 September 2009 - 03:55 PM

Tilapia (Oreochromis) aurea x nilotica is one of the standard aquaculture hybrids, and they look alot like the one you caught.

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#7 Guest_Amazon_*

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Posted 30 September 2009 - 03:58 PM

pretty fish.
Mobile has some nice stuff.

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#8 Guest_CATfishTONY_*

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Posted 30 September 2009 - 05:30 PM

i agree it looks to be a Sarotherodon but what clade i am not sure.
color looks odd so i all so would say its a hybrid tilapia.
Uland can you give a little more detail on were it was from?
i wonder if its a katrina released fish if so they have survived the cold winter waters and may be breeding.
body shape would suggest selective breeding for a large filet.
plus it has dark vertical stripes present in the caudal fin like a Nile tilapia.

Edited by CATfishTONY, 30 September 2009 - 06:07 PM.

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#9 Guest_Uland_*

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Posted 30 September 2009 - 06:43 PM

I am starting to come across tilapia in the escatawba river. where did you catch this?

Harry,
I forgot my Alabama maps and I think it's Eslava creek? Second creek you cross on Govt' blvd heading east from I-65.

Thanks all, we figured it was some Tilapia but weren't sure which one.

Also Harry, if you can, let the DNR know where you're finding them. Apparently they are a bit surprised by the Tilapia expansion.

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#10 Guest_hmt321_*

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Posted 30 September 2009 - 07:33 PM

What else did you find there?

Did did you wear a bullet proof vest.

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#11 Guest_Uland_*

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Posted 30 September 2009 - 07:46 PM

What else did you find there?

Did did you wear a bullet proof vest.

Ha! Yeah, that's the spot :tongue:

We caught many golden topminnows, bluegill, redspotted sunfish, warmouth, gambusia, golden shiner and chubsucker (creek?). A few inland silversides and fat sleeper, a lone yellow bullhead and almost landed a large spotted gar. Saw other spotted gar and many Tilapia which appear to associate (form raoming groups) with other Tilapia unlike sunfish.

We only seined a short stretch of creek since I called after meeting with my customers and David had a few minutes to drag a seine.