Sun Fish

[BlueOvalFitter]

Look at the size of this Sun Fish!

Scientists Find Enormous Sunfish Caught in Fishing Net in Mediterranean Sea

 

[Warlord]

That is way different from what we call a sunfish round here.

 

[Quattro Pete]

That is way different from what we call a sunfish round here.

Yeah, this is freshwater sunfish.

What the OP posted is an ocean sunfish.

Centrarchidae - Wikipedia

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Ocean sunfish - Wikipedia

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[dlundblad]

That is way different from what we call a sunfish round here.

This is what my mind went to as well.

We have 400 or so in our pond. The leech population has gone down tremendously.

 

[vavavroom]

Mola mola, I see them fairly often while out on the water. Usually smaller ones 2 to 4 feet, close to to the surface. Very cool.looking fish. They can grow to gigantic size.

 

[RTexasF]

I'm glad to see it was released and survived.

 

[Krieg]

WOW! Thanks for sharing....

 

[BlueOvalFitter]

Mola mola, I see them fairly often while out on the water. Usually smaller ones 2 to 4 feet, close to to the surface. Very cool.looking fish. They can grow to gigantic size.

What water are you referring to? Are they an inquisitive fish?

 

[Zee09]

That is way different from what we call a sunfish round here.

Called them Pumpkin seeds on the day.

 

[KneeGrinder]

Mola mola, I see them fairly often while out on the water. Usually smaller ones 2 to 4 feet, close to to the surface. Very cool.looking fish. They can grow to gigantic size.

I have run over them in the costal waters off California in the wee early hours in the morning, they can reach 8 feet in diameter. It's quite a shocker to run over them and often you can't go back and find them after you run over them. But you know You hit something of a sizable mass, and when your 10 miles out at 4 or 5 am its pretty unnerving to say the least. There are years when they migrate heavily up from Southern waters.

 

[vavavroom]

What water are you referring to? Are they an inquisitive fish?

California coastal waters. They come into various harbours along the coast, too. They are inquisitive and will come up to you if you are out in or on the water. Newbie surfers often mistake a mola's dorsal fin for that of a shark.

 

[wings&wheels]

They are on the East Coast too.. Saw one off Nantucket once Guys drinking fishing trip before the tourist season. Saw a fin, then this massive flat thing. Carefully edged closer, the guide knew what it was, and it was swimming on its' side. One of the cooler things I've seen.

 

[BlueOvalFitter]

California coastal waters. They come into various harbours along the coast, too. They are inquisitive and will come up to you if you are out in or on the water. Newbie surfers often mistake a mola's dorsal fin for that of a shark.

Is this classified as a fish from the dinosaur (prehistoric) times?

 

[vavavroom]

Is this classified as a fish from the dinosaur (prehistoric) times?

What is this, a test? I'm not an ichthyologist!

 

[BlueOvalFitter]

I'm not an ichthyologist!

It sure looks like some kind of Creature From The Black Lagoon. See the similarities? They're both in the water.

 

[vavavroom]

It sure looks like some kind of Creature From The Black Lagoon. See the similarities? They're both in the water.
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[BlueOvalFitter]

You want a recipe? If in doubt soak in milk before cooking.

When I fry gator I always soak it in buttermilk for a day or 2. It removes the gamey taste.