FISHERMEN/Anyone know what kind of fish this is?

[1captainron]

I have never seen anything like this....thought it was a blow fish that grew up around the Nuclear power plant! It puffed up like a Blow fish but those spikes were pretty scary! Any idea???

[vikesdad]

I am going with Striped Burrfish

[tjd24]

Definitely a Striped Burrfish.
Caught one off Sandy Hook on a PB a few years ago.

[Jigman13]

Striped burrfish. Common in NJ waters as they spawn in these parts.

[CadiShackFishing]

https://www.aqua.org/Experience/Animal-Index/striped-burrfish

[shrimpman steve]

I was gonna say a Barbara fish cause it looks like my mother in law
:D

[Fishin Polski]

Ouch!!

[dakota560]

I have never seen anything like this....thought it was a blow fish that grew up around the Nuclear power plant! It puffed up like a Blow fish but those spikes were pretty scary! Any idea???

Capt. Ron.....awesome catch and does mimic a blowfish that spent too much time in Newark Bay. Catch them while you can because now that a pic has been posted, NMFS is going to change the regulation on this fishery as well. Rumor has it next year they're implementing a daily boat possession limit of one fish, size limit of 32 inches (even though the species rarely exceeds 10 inches) and a season starting 10/1 at 7:30 am extending through noon. Further restrictions will be considered if the fishery doesn't exceed the benchmark levels set by 350% to sustain this resource which has no recreational or commercial value.

Either way......pretty exotic looking fish!

[porgylber]

Filleted and dipped in batter, tastes like fluke.

[Ice Cream Bill]

Great post Tom. Very funny!

Can you hang those on The Fisherman sign?

[Gumada]

Food Value: The meat is very good but skin and entrails are poisonous and can cause death if not prepared correctly. If it tastes like fluke it must be 18” to retain....

[Rich]

No doubt about it....Gefilte fish