Largemouth hybrid?

andres

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Hmmm?
Last weekend I caught what I thought was a pumpkin seed or some kind of sunfish. After taking a closer look at the guy, he looks like his body is similar to a sunfish, but he has the head of a largemouth. Does some sort of hybrid occur naturally?



I may be completely wrong on the ID, I can put pics up later.
 

JD7.62

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Probably would be better in the fishing forum.

My guess is that its either a green sunfish or rock bass. Both fish have "sunfish type" bodies but have large heads and mouths.

For the record some black bass do hybridize naturally, usually spottedxsmallmouths.
 

andres

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Hmmm?
Theres no way for me to move the thread is there? Does a mod have to do it?

Anyways, I caught a few green sunfish with this guy and his head / mouth are much larger for sure. I guess I just really need pics.

EDIT* He does look like a rockbass, but a friend of mine said it was not. Hes much more familiar with natives than me, but that does not mean hes right.
 

Camphilophus

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JPlikewoah;2148544; said:
Yep, they are common. These are called "rock bass".
no, its a hybrid not a rockbass.

heres the only decent picture I have of one I caught, the rest are cell phone quality.


there are hundreds of them in my girlfriends natural pond, I'll get some better pictures next time I go fishing.
 

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Camphilophus;2148683; said:
no, its a hybrid not a rockbass.

heres the only decent picture I have of one I caught, the rest are cell phone quality.


there are hundreds of them in my girlfriends natural pond, I'll get some better pictures next time I go fishing.
Crappy or not can you post more pictures?!
 

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Was it this?

nc.water.usgs.gov/.../images/Green.sunfish.jpg

Green sunfish.
 
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