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#21 taldridge0321

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Posted 28 May 2017 - 08:44 AM

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#22 taldridge0321

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Posted 28 May 2017 - 08:44 AM

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#23 gerald

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Posted 28 May 2017 - 10:51 AM

#10 white or striped mullet?

#11 pompano likely, but could be permit?

#13 could be Atlantic or inland silverside - anal ray count would help.

#16 bonefish or ladyfish?

#19 black drum?

#20 naked goby or other Gobiosoma

 

zoox should be able to nail these without all my question marks.


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#24 taldridge0321

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Posted 28 May 2017 - 01:54 PM

#10 white or striped mullet?

#11 pompano likely, but could be permit?

#13 could be Atlantic or inland silverside - anal ray count would help.

#16 bonefish or ladyfish?

#19 black drum?

#20 naked goby or other Gobiosoma

 

zoox should be able to nail these without all my question marks.

Sounds good Gerald, thanks for the help, got a few more I'll be posting in a few, Needlefish, Puffers, few others.



#25 taldridge0321

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Posted 28 May 2017 - 02:02 PM

Not a clue on these little guys, one male and one female is my guess.IMG_0344.JPG



#26 taldridge0321

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Posted 28 May 2017 - 02:02 PM

These were caught from Sullivan's Island, Charleston, SC.IMG_0340.JPG



#27 taldridge0321

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Posted 28 May 2017 - 02:03 PM

I've only ever caught adult Northern Puffers, don't know about these little fellas. They were all caught in seaweed.IMG_0379.JPG



#28 taldridge0321

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Posted 28 May 2017 - 02:03 PM

These were caught along with the Puffers.IMG_0356.JPG



#29 taldridge0321

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Posted 28 May 2017 - 02:04 PM

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#30 taldridge0321

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Posted 28 May 2017 - 02:05 PM

Gulf Pipefish, correct?IMG_0388.JPG



#31 taldridge0321

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Posted 28 May 2017 - 02:05 PM

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#32 mattknepley

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Posted 29 May 2017 - 08:09 AM

Gotta love the puffers. I might have to break out my coastal fishes book and try id-ing a couple of these.
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#33 mattknepley

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Posted 29 May 2017 - 09:27 AM

Won't hazard a guess on #25 & 26. I think you're right on your Northern Pufferfish call, but think your pipefish might be a Chain Pipefish, Syngnathus louisianae. The funky lookin' dude in #28 might be a Pygmy Filefish, Stephanolepis setifer.

Of course, I can mis-id gambusia, so take all this for just kicks 'n' giggles.
Matt Knepley
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#34 taldridge0321

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Posted 29 May 2017 - 11:04 AM

Won't hazard a guess on #25 & 26. I think you're right on your Northern Pufferfish call, but think your pipefish might be a Chain Pipefish, Syngnathus louisianae. The funky lookin' dude in #28 might be a Pygmy Filefish, Stephanolepis setifer.

Of course, I can mis-id gambusia, so take all this for just kicks 'n' giggles.

Thanks for the help, I brought my freshwater Peterson but not my saltwater. 



#35 gerald

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Posted 29 May 2017 - 11:24 AM

Peterson doesn't help much with juveniles of large saltwater species; most change dramatically as they grow.  William Richards' Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes is the go-to, but big $$$.  Sometimes amazon.com's "preview pages" feature lets you see the pages you need. 


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#36 taldridge0321

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Posted 29 May 2017 - 11:24 AM

Won't hazard a guess on #25 & 26. I think you're right on your Northern Pufferfish call, but think your pipefish might be a Chain Pipefish, Syngnathus louisianae. The funky lookin' dude in #28 might be a Pygmy Filefish, Stephanolepis setifer.

Of course, I can mis-id gambusia, so take all this for just kicks 'n' giggles.

Matt what can you dig up on #10? They are by far the most common fish we have encountered off the beaches. Some kind of Anchovy perhaps?



#37 taldridge0321

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Posted 29 May 2017 - 12:40 PM

Peterson doesn't help much with juveniles of large saltwater species; most change dramatically as they grow.  William Richards' Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes is the go-to, but big $$$.  Sometimes amazon.com's "preview pages" feature lets you see the pages you need. 

I'll check that out for sure, thanks for the heads up Gerald.



#38 mattknepley

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Posted 29 May 2017 - 12:55 PM

Matt what can you dig up on #10? They are by far the most common fish we have encountered off the beaches. Some kind of Anchovy perhaps?

I'll try to do that a little later.

Peterson doesn't help much with juveniles of large saltwater species; most change dramatically as they grow.  William Richards' Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes is the go-to, but big $$$.  Sometimes amazon.com's "preview pages" feature lets you see the pages you need.

This is my only coastal book, and it works pretty well for my limited purposes. BUT I hadn't realized just how many salt fishes change their shape as they grow.
https://smile.amazon... coastal fishes

and recently released for left coasted friends...
https://smile.amazon... coastal fishes

Any recommendations?
Matt Knepley
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#39 lilyea

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Posted 29 May 2017 - 02:09 PM

I would have identified the last few pics as southern pufferfish (Sphoeroides nephelus; #27& #29), planehead filefish (Stephanolepis hispidus; #28) and gulf pipefish (Syngnathus scovelli; #30 & #31) based on similar finds when collecting in the grass beds along the Florida coast in the Gulf of Mexico.

Is it possible that the dark, circular fish (#25 & #26) is a juvenile spadefish?



#40 lilyea

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Posted 29 May 2017 - 03:15 PM

Also is it possible that #11 is a mojarra?





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