A very strange fish

bajanblue
Speightstown, Saint Peter Barbados

Posted: Apr 14, 2008, 7:57 AM CST

My sister told me about a 'fish' in her pond that likes to haul itself onto a rock and sit with its tail in the water.

I said bring me a photo.

She did, it is on my profile.

Fish or weird amphibian that spends most of its time swimming? Some sort of bug?

Does anybody know?

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rwantin
Costa Mesa, California USA

Posted: Apr 14, 2008, 7:59 AM CST

That's very cool. I don't know, but it does beg the question, does your sister live near a reactor?

Oh, and good morning.

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shipoker55
St. Petersburg, Florida USA

Posted: Apr 14, 2008, 8:01 AM CST

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bajanblue
Speightstown, Saint Peter Barbados

Posted: Apr 14, 2008, 8:02 AM CST

rwantin wrote:

That's very cool. I don't know, but it does beg the question, does your sister live near a reactor?

Oh, and good morning.

Good morning! No, no reactor. In St. Lucia.

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Zarah
dublin, Dublin Ireland

Posted: Apr 14, 2008, 8:03 AM CST

bajanblue wrote:

Good morning! No, no reactor. In St. Lucia.

Is it a type of eel or newt? How long is its body, its hard to distinguish by the photo.

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trish123
Lancashire, Lancashire, England UK

Posted: Apr 14, 2008, 8:05 AM CST

Yep, I thought an eel too but cant see the length

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bajanblue
Speightstown, Saint Peter Barbados

Posted: Apr 14, 2008, 8:12 AM CST

trish123 wrote:

Yep, I thought an eel too but cant see the length

It is not very long apparently although it is growing. I have added a better shot of the face(?)

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trish123
Lancashire, Lancashire, England UK

Posted: Apr 14, 2008, 8:23 AM CST

bajanblue wrote:

It is not very long apparently although it is growing. I have added a better shot of the face(?)

Does it have the long fin all down its back?

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bajanblue
Speightstown, Saint Peter Barbados

Posted: Apr 14, 2008, 8:25 AM CST

trish123 wrote:

Does it have the long fin all down its back?

No back fin, but I will have to ask Sharon for more details. I actually thought she was pulling my leg so I was surprised to get the pic!

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StressFree
small city, Kalmar Sweden

Posted: Apr 14, 2008, 9:03 AM CST

bajanblue wrote:

Fish or weird amphibian

the pic was funny.....I think the weird amphibian wants out of her/his world.....much like in the way that certain people want to escape our world....

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trish123
Lancashire, Lancashire, England UK

Posted: Apr 14, 2008, 9:05 AM CST

bajanblue wrote:

No back fin, but I will have to ask Sharon for more details. I actually thought she was pulling my leg so I was surprised to get the pic!

well, its got me stumped, I've searched and searched to no avail - but have found some interesting specimens; Monkeyface Eel - Cebidichthys violaceus and mangrove rivulus both similar but both have their eyes too high in the head I think - very strange fish indeed

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bajanblue
Speightstown, Saint Peter Barbados

Posted: Apr 14, 2008, 10:57 AM CST

trish123 wrote:

well, its got me stumped, I've searched and searched to no avail - but have found some interesting specimens; Monkeyface Eel - Cebidichthys violaceus and mangrove rivulus both similar but both have their eyes too high in the head I think - very strange fish indeed

Okay: more details from my sister: started out at guppy size, pale with stripes. Grew fast, noe six inches, looks like a fish but likes to beach itself on the rock when water level falls.

Maybe it is an alien.

Seriously though, if anybody sees it and goes AHA! We would love to know what it is. Both my sis & her hubby have kept aquariums for years and are stumped as are their fish loving friends,

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bajanblue
Speightstown, Saint Peter Barbados

Posted: Apr 14, 2008, 10:58 AM CST

StressFree wrote:

the pic was funny.....I think the weird amphibian wants out of her/his world.....much like in the way that certain people want to escape our world....

He/she/it just seems to like to bask occasionally. About once a week or so.

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dcj22
Somewhere, South Dakota USA

Posted: Apr 14, 2008, 11:01 AM CST

Dorian, that is so bizarre. I'm clueless but will be interested to know what it is if anyone can figure this out.

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bajanblue
Speightstown, Saint Peter Barbados

Posted: Apr 14, 2008, 4:38 PM CST

No ichthyologists on line today?

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StressFree
small city, Kalmar Sweden

Posted: Apr 14, 2008, 4:40 PM CST

I gotta be honest....I was hoping this thread was going to be about me....

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bajanblue
Speightstown, Saint Peter Barbados

Posted: Apr 14, 2008, 4:48 PM CST

StressFree wrote:

I gotta be honest....I was hoping this thread was going to be about me....

Didn't you use that line in some other thread as well?

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StressFree
small city, Kalmar Sweden

Posted: Apr 14, 2008, 5:06 PM CST

bajanblue wrote:

Didn't you use that line in some other thread as well?

surely somewhere and surely again...that's how I roll sweetheart....I'm a strange fish..in a good way.

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RedHeadedTaurus
Here, Michigan USA

Posted: Apr 14, 2008, 5:14 PM CST

Hey, Bajan...

Do you know by chance, if it has any feet / legs?

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bajanblue
Speightstown, Saint Peter Barbados

Posted: Apr 14, 2008, 5:44 PM CST

RedHeadedTaurus wrote:

Hey, Bajan...
Do you know by chance, if it has any feet / legs?

no it is in fact very fishlike, with tail and side fins. Not an eel, not a newt. A mystery...with a rather square mouth.

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