Help identifying fish

[fbuzan]

We have photos of a fish skeleton from a lake in Texas. It is obviously an exotic species of fish and we think it may have been an aquarium release.

Does anyone recognize the fish based on these pictures of the skull and skeleton?

 

[Industrial]

Does anyone recognize the fish based on these pictures of the skull and skeleton?

Goldie!

This is so traumatic! I only released her like two weeks ago!





Nah, I actually don't have any sure ideas on what it is. I am not good with local fish, but it might be a bass of some sort. There are many sites online with fish skeletons that may be of help to ID the fish. Here is one site http://www.helterskeletons.com/bones.htm

 

[MonsterMinis]

Kinda looks like a Dovii, But I doubt thats it.

 

[Cichla dude]

Largemouth Bass

 

[zapatower]

Largemouth Bass

I'm sure that it doesn't any largemouth bass, look your jaws, largemouth bass haven't this teeth.

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

maybe SW like a snapper or grouper?

 

[gt1009]

From the teeth I'm thinking Dovii. The length and shape of the skeleton would also support it being a large SA cichlid.

 

[pi-eyed]

From the shape and the teeth it looks lke a parachromis dovi---I'm no expert though.

Good luck. I'm looking forward to a positive ID ,
Chris

 

[jag123]

Looks like a perch skeleton to me. I'm not aware of any cichlids that have spiny dorsal rays like this one.

I would say some type of perch - perhaps a Nile perch.

 

[NCStateFisher]

jaws look kinda like a cubera snapper... maybe somebody went deep sea fishing and just threw the carcass in the lake to mess with people

dovii is also a strong possibility