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DemonShark
12-09-2008, 04:50 PM
Hello, I need to figure out what this fish is and I have been unsuccessful at finiding out what it is. So I call apong the experts of AC to help me, here is the image link.
http://usfirst.org/uploadedImages/clue1.jpg
Nobodynotime
12-09-2008, 04:53 PM
That, is what we call in the trade, an ugly fish, or uglius fishicus.

Hahahaha I'm sorry that wasn't helpful at all!
DemonShark
12-09-2008, 04:59 PM
it is quite ugly but I cant seem to find it anywhere... its a mystery fish.
teach
12-09-2008, 05:08 PM
It looks kinda like a sub species of a silver dollar
Lady Hobbs
12-09-2008, 05:10 PM
Looks like an ugly version of the Red Hook Silver Dollar but from the pic, we get no idea of size.
Sasquatch
12-09-2008, 05:15 PM
Is it saltwater or brackish? Looks like it could be a variety of Scatophagus (aka scat). General shape and the polka dot pattern is in line ... though the fines aren't like the one I've seen.
DemonShark
12-09-2008, 05:15 PM
I did think at first it may be a adult red hook silver dollar but I dont believe it is because it seems to be large and the "hook" part seems to be too much infront of the stomach then normally on the red hook, so Im sorta at a lost. I do think it is closley related to the silver dollars though I just cant pinpoint it.
Fishalicious
12-09-2008, 05:53 PM
Looks a bit like a Metynnis lippincottianus - really mature wild one but the finnage doesn't fit... mmmh
cer
12-10-2008, 12:07 AM
It looks like some type of silver doolar.
AABatteries
12-10-2008, 12:27 AM
Looks like an ugly version of the Red Hook Silver Dollar but from the pic, we get no idea of size.
My same thought.
William
12-10-2008, 12:45 AM
I am 99% sure that it is a SW species. Can't remember the name right now.
DemonShark
12-10-2008, 09:07 PM
I was wondering if it was saltwater but I wasnt sure.
sean
12-20-2008, 02:51 AM
its a opah

saltwater

grows to be 6 ft
cocoa_pleco
12-20-2008, 05:27 AM
sean is correct, it is Lampris guttatus

at first glance i thought it may be a mola mola hybrid
cer
12-20-2008, 06:11 PM
Oh thats a sun fish!
mac
12-21-2008, 12:27 AM
Just my thought. I thought it was a SW fish. And being a opah is what it is.

As for sun-fish I don't think so. This is a Sun-Fish.

http://http://www.montereybaywhalewatch.com/phsunfsh.htm

mac
cocoa_pleco
12-21-2008, 01:14 AM
yeah, mola mola (sunfish) look like this

http://www.mola-mola-sunfish-bali.com/image/mola.jpg
Demi ^_^
12-21-2008, 01:45 AM
^^^ Woah, the sunfish doesn't.... look.... normal LOL

Glad the fishes identity is discovered! LOL
cocoa_pleco
12-21-2008, 01:48 AM
mola mola get 10ft long but theyre completely harmless
Scruffeh
12-31-2008, 04:04 PM
My same thought.
It looks like a sunfish of some kind. I'll get back to you with the name of it, I have a pic on my other computer that might help.
cocoa_pleco
12-31-2008, 10:19 PM
It looks like a sunfish of some kind. I'll get back to you with the name of it, I have a pic on my other computer that might help.

mystery already got solved, its a opah
Scruffeh
01-01-2009, 12:12 AM
Hey everyone, its an Opah..:18: .
oraeanast
01-09-2009, 10:05 PM
Hey everyone, its an Opah..:18: .

do you read?
cocoa_pleco
01-10-2009, 12:57 AM
do you read?

LOL, 3 posts after the conclusion with the wrong answer or restating what it is
piper_chuck
01-10-2009, 01:48 AM
Since this thread seems to be going on and on long after the mystery was solved, used search words "fish white spots red fins silver" (without the quotes) and found this in about 2 minutes using google image:
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/mrp/salmon/fishid/Lampris_guttatus.jpg