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Apr 14, 2008 7:57 AM CST A very strange fish
bajanblue
bajanbluebajanblueSpeightstown, Saint Peter Barbados344 Threads 1 Polls 3,724 Posts
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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Apr 14, 2008 7:59 AM CST A very strange fish
rwantin
rwantinrwantinRoyal Oak, Michigan USA17 Threads 8,924 Posts
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. tip hat
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Apr 14, 2008 8:01 AM CST A very strange fish
shipoker55
shipoker55shipoker55St. Petersburg, Florida USA211 Threads 2 Polls 9,362 Posts
rolling on the floor laughing tongue rolling on the floor laughing
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Apr 14, 2008 8:02 AM CST A very strange fish
bajanblue
bajanbluebajanblueSpeightstown, Saint Peter Barbados344 Threads 1 Polls 3,724 Posts
rwantin: 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. dunno
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Apr 14, 2008 8:03 AM CST A very strange fish
Zarah
ZarahZarahdublin, Dublin Ireland28 Threads 1,388 Posts
bajanblue: 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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Apr 14, 2008 8:05 AM CST A very strange fish
trish123
trish123trish123Macclesfield, Cheshire, England UK177 Threads 4 Polls 13,724 Posts
Yep, I thought an eel too but cant see the length wave
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Apr 14, 2008 8:12 AM CST A very strange fish
bajanblue
bajanbluebajanblueSpeightstown, Saint Peter Barbados344 Threads 1 Polls 3,724 Posts
trish123: 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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Apr 14, 2008 8:23 AM CST A very strange fish
trish123
trish123trish123Macclesfield, Cheshire, England UK177 Threads 4 Polls 13,724 Posts
bajanblue: 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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Apr 14, 2008 8:25 AM CST A very strange fish
bajanblue
bajanbluebajanblueSpeightstown, Saint Peter Barbados344 Threads 1 Polls 3,724 Posts
trish123: 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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Apr 14, 2008 9:03 AM CST A very strange fish
StressFree
StressFreeStressFreesmall city, Kalmar Sweden176 Threads 16 Polls 8,986 Posts
bajanblue:

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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Apr 14, 2008 9:05 AM CST A very strange fish
trish123
trish123trish123Macclesfield, Cheshire, England UK177 Threads 4 Polls 13,724 Posts
bajanblue: 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
grin
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Apr 14, 2008 10:57 AM CST A very strange fish
bajanblue
bajanbluebajanblueSpeightstown, Saint Peter Barbados344 Threads 1 Polls 3,724 Posts
trish123: 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,dunno
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Apr 14, 2008 10:58 AM CST A very strange fish
bajanblue
bajanbluebajanblueSpeightstown, Saint Peter Barbados344 Threads 1 Polls 3,724 Posts
StressFree: 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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Apr 14, 2008 11:01 AM CST A very strange fish
dcj22
dcj22dcj22Somewhere, Tennessee USA102 Threads 3 Polls 11,581 Posts
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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Apr 14, 2008 4:38 PM CST A very strange fish
bajanblue
bajanbluebajanblueSpeightstown, Saint Peter Barbados344 Threads 1 Polls 3,724 Posts
No ichthyologists on line today?sigh
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Apr 14, 2008 4:40 PM CST A very strange fish
StressFree
StressFreeStressFreesmall city, Kalmar Sweden176 Threads 16 Polls 8,986 Posts
I gotta be honest....I was hoping this thread was going to be about me....
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Apr 14, 2008 4:48 PM CST A very strange fish
bajanblue
bajanbluebajanblueSpeightstown, Saint Peter Barbados344 Threads 1 Polls 3,724 Posts
StressFree: 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?confused
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Apr 14, 2008 5:06 PM CST A very strange fish
StressFree
StressFreeStressFreesmall city, Kalmar Sweden176 Threads 16 Polls 8,986 Posts
bajanblue: 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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Apr 14, 2008 5:14 PM CST A very strange fish
RedHeadedTaurus
RedHeadedTaurusRedHeadedTaurusHere, Michigan USA17 Threads 1 Polls 8,455 Posts
Hey, Bajan...wave



Do you know by chance, if it has any feet / legs?
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Apr 14, 2008 5:44 PM CST A very strange fish
bajanblue
bajanbluebajanblueSpeightstown, Saint Peter Barbados344 Threads 1 Polls 3,724 Posts
RedHeadedTaurus: 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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