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Willee · Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 4:49 pm Post subject: Weird alien fish spotted ...

While fishing just a bit north and east of Flower Bluff landing me and my buddy observed a very strange fish swim by.
Tan in color ... It looked something like a ray swimming on its back with its wings folding upward around its body almost forming a cone big at the head and small at the tail.
No tail like a ray or arms like a squid.
It had a pot belly that was almost orange and an arrowhead shaped head.
Never seen anything like it.
Did not think to photograph or net it.

Has anyone seen anything like this?

Before you ask we only had two beers each ... LOL.
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Jetty Rat · Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 7:36 pm Post subject:

guitarfish?

ziacatcher · Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 9:20 pm Post subject:

There was a picture of a guitarfish on one of Oz's latest posts

Willee · Posted: Sun May 28, 2017 5:34 am Post subject:

Central Scrutinizer · Posted: Sun May 28, 2017 7:13 am Post subject:

Perhaps a Gymnuridae? The Smooth Butterfly Ray?

That's pretty much what I got based on your description. No major orange on the belly, but it's one of the rays that lacks a distinctive tail. They are a small ray that can be found on the inshore shelf and saltier bays. It likes sandy bottom areas.

hickroots07 · Posted: Sun May 28, 2017 8:09 pm Post subject:

About how big was this mystery fish
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Tyler · Site Admin Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 12865

Could it have been a sea hare?
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Central Scrutinizer · Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 7:30 am Post subject:

^^^ I think we have a winner.

I'm thinking 'fish', and forcing it, and completely missed the obvious.
Well done, Tyler.

hickroots07 · Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 7:40 am Post subject:

ltorna1 · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 17 Apr 2009 Posts: 3240

"dats a baby freakin' wheel, Jay!" +10 points if you get the reference.
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deputydawg · Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 8:17 am Post subject:

bd0202 · Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 11:31 am Post subject:

Jackalope.
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Willee · Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 1:25 pm Post subject:

Prof. Salt · Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 7:22 am Post subject:

Sea hares make interesting aquarium pets, but only if you have a never-ending supply of aquatic vegetation for them to eat. I had one for about three days, but then I had to release it because it ate all the grasses and plants that I had carefully collected from local waters... they never quit eating!

Central Scrutinizer · Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 7:29 am Post subject:

Prof., they can be trained on lettuce, and romaine hearts hold up well to saltwater. I've had a sea hare in a tank for a good bit of time. Really cool, but yea, they are quite hungry all the time!