Can someone ID?

Dustin3006 · Apr 3, 2017

Caught this guy in a local pond with a net for my sisters turtle tank. Not a bass, sunfish or a tilapia

krichardson · Apr 3, 2017

That sure is a big eye lol....and it just might be some kind of tilapia.

mattison187 · Apr 3, 2017

I dont have an answer for this one, but thats a cute little fish with those eyes lol

Dustin3006 · Apr 3, 2017

mattison187 said:
I dont have an answer for this one, but thats a cute little fish with those eyes lol

Bummer :/ thanks! I'll update with better pics tmmwr in hopes someone may know. Cool fish so far with lots of personality

duanes · Apr 4, 2017

The spot at the posterior of the dorsal looks like a Tilapia spot to me, most young Tilapines sport it.
Here are a coulee examples to compare

There are at least

duanes · Apr 4, 2017

Above I edited your pic so it would be easier to see.
Another example of a Tilapine below, they tend to fill out with age.

duanes · Apr 4, 2017

This Tilapia above was photographed in a canal just outside of Everglades City as were the group of cichlids below.

I also found Tilapia as far north as Sarasota, in almost every pond or waterway I passed.