Help id this fish

[Dodger77]

Hi folks, I’ve seen this fish in my local shop. Any ideas what it is

 

[mrrobxc]

Hard to tell with that pic. Can you shoot some more?

 

[Dodger77]

Only took that picture unfortunately.

 

[fishhead0103666]

Some type of pike perhaps? But nice leaf fish in the back.

 

[Dodger77]

Definitely a pike and that’s what it was labelled as but no scientific name

 

[duanes]

Yes probably one of the genus Crenicichla.
Here are a couple to compare.

Above Crenicichla saxatillis Uruguay
and below Crenicichla species belly crawler

They will eat any fish that remotely fits in their mouth.

 

[Chefken]

Its a female.......

 

[Rocksor]

Definitely part of the saxatilis family, but this pike family is huge. You would need to know the catch location to narrow it down to a specific pike in the saxatilis family.

 

[Dodger77]

How big do they get? Rough approximation

 

[Rocksor]

How big do they get? Rough approximation

~8-10" total length. More mild manner than those from the lugubris family, so you have a better chance with them in a community of other species of fish that can't be eaten.