Big Mummichog? Fish ID

[Dr. Cray]

While I was out at one of my favorite holes. I found this on the bank. Definitely a killifish, and looks to me like a mummichog. It's pretty big though. About 13-15 cm total length. This thing had some girth too. I reckon it could have been caught on even a size 8 j hook if the right bait was presented. In all of my years of collecting I have yet to run into a killifish this big.

 

[MN_Rebel]

Gulf Killifish. They are quite predatory fish.

 

[Dr. Cray]

Thanks MN! Heck yeah they are. Here's one caught on a hook and line. http://www.thejump.net/id/cocahoe-minnow.htm Have you ever kept one of these. I would like to catch one this size, but it looks like this guy was maxing out in TL, which isn't common.

 

[MN_Rebel]

I always wanted to keep some larger Fundulus species such as studfish, mummichogs and Gulf Killifish because they displayed predatory behavior and will eat any smaller fishes when they can. But no I don't own any of these. I would try to put a fishing line near the vegetation and see what you catch, there could be some larger ones in that spot.