It's always on the bottom. This is the first time I have had it out of the pond and had a good look at it. I thought it was going to resemble some kind of catfish.
I was suprised to see how deep bodied it was out of water.
I didn't add it to the pond it came with the house when I moved here. The fish survives in our climate which can hit minus 5 at the lowest. This unidentified critter is 12" at the most.
I posted this in another section also so if I get any i.d i'll let you know.