Fish ID please:

[Eskimo]

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Wow - I would have dismissed that fish at first glance as a carp, but now that I'm checking fish ID charts, I'm thinking it's a Buffalo.



http://outdoornebraska.ne.gov/fishin...n/fishname.asp

[Eskimo]

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Range map for the Smallmouth Buffalo.





and the Bigmouth Buffalo







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[bigfishy]

Is this the final verdict??? tatonka ( buffalo)??

[Skunk City]

Andy have you sent this to F&W for their opinion?

[AndyS]

I have seen them in the Delaware river. Not thinking it is a big deal. Did have a guy come into Efingers many years ago with one of those nasty Asian Bighead carp things and I took it and personally drove to the F&G office with it. Best bet, see something strange, kill it, ask questions later, but do be careful when it comes to the Snakehead- Bowfin thing, I think a lot of Bowfin are being killed while people think they are Snakeheads.

[Delawareriver]

I'm still going with my river carpsucker guess
I see it being much more likely being it is a common fish for our waters where Buffalo would be well outside their native range. But anything is possible. Buffalo are cool fish. Andy have any pictures of the buffs you have seen locally?

[Delawareriver]

Yes I can see where the bowfin and snakeheads could be mixed up. Shape is almost the same but pattern and color is completely different. Isn't hard to tell the difference if people would actually learn the differences but they don't. Same thing with the flatheads, can't tell you how many spawning male channels or bullhead pictures I've seen labeled as flatheads. Other them being catfish they are very easy to tell differences.

You definitely never know what you will find in our waters. an arowanna shot on a delaware river tributary a few weeks ago

[Skunk City]

Originally Posted by Delawareriver

Yes I can see where the bowfin and snakeheads could be mixed up. Shape is almost the same but pattern and color is completely different. Isn't hard to tell the difference if people would actually learn the differences but they don't. Same thing with the flatheads, can't tell you how many spawning male channels or bullhead pictures I've seen labeled as flatheads. Other them being catfish they are very easy to tell differences.

You definitely never know what you will find in our waters. an arowanna shot on a delaware river tributary a few weeks ago

Holy crap!