Caught off Coney Island, can anyone ID this thing
Jan 31, 2020 11:19:55 #
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Jan 31, 2020 11:31:32 #
I get NOVIDEO but that is fine it keeps showing the only fake news channel there is anyway ( Foxnews ). I saw a comment on the fake channel it is probably correct. A skate that is folded...young maybe slightly deformed or been cut etc. It just figures Fox has a link that doesn't show what is advertised. Click bait. Bogus News site anyway.
Jan 31, 2020 11:40:53 #
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Jan 31, 2020 11:50:16 #
Sounds like a identification to me. Looked it up and it"s close enough for me.
Jan 31, 2020 11:51:04 #
Jan 31, 2020 12:21:22 #
msmllm
Loc: Huntington, WV
wd4ity wrote:
Sounds like a good identification.
I feel sorry for it. Did you cut your line and return it to the water?
Jan 31, 2020 12:36:59 #
I didn't catch it. It was a post here with a picture and a link. The original poster was asking for help in identifying the creature. I had no idea what it was but got involved in the conversation. I don't know what happened to it either.
Jan 31, 2020 13:51:37 #
Jan 31, 2020 14:20:59 #
I'm with the rest of the guys, don't have a clue? would like to know if you do find out... dang now I'll be searching the internet the rest of the day looking for that beast.
Jan 31, 2020 15:03:29 #
Rj pike
Loc: Wisconsin
Saltwater Sportsmen magazine has a section in each issue about fish identification. They use biologists from the Motte Aquarium for identification. If you send the pictures into the magazine they will identify it for you. I think with this creature you might even make it in the magazine. If not familiar with the magazine, pick one up at most any magazine/book store. It's a good magazine.
Jan 31, 2020 15:33:12 #
FixorFish
Loc: SW Oregon
I googled "spotted ratfish" and , yes that appears to be what it is..... however, the "wings" (pectoral fins) are not visibly placed correctly in the photo for some reason, and look more like additional tails. Might just be the perspective. Watched the video, but it won't let me load a second time...?? ....IDK !
Jan 31, 2020 15:33:29 #
FixorFish
Loc: SW Oregon
I googled "spotted ratfish" and , yes that appears to be what it is..... however, the "wings" (pectoral fins) are not visibly placed correctly in the photo for some reason, and look more like additional tails. Might just be the perspective. Watched the video, but it won't let me load a second time...?? ....IDK !
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