HELP WITH POSSIBLE FISH I.D.

[Rays of Sunshine]

I don't have a pic because the fish jumped off the hook and made it back in the water. I know it is male. I know it is part warmouth because of the massive mouth. It had at least 5 or more electric blue rays across mouth and gill plate. It was very dark purple and almost black with white spots across the body.

 

[MN_Rebel]

I don't have a pic because the fish jumped off the hook and made it back in the water. I know it is male. I know it is part warmouth because of the massive mouth. It had at least 5 or more electric blue rays across mouth and gill plate. It was very dark purple and almost black with white spots across the body.

Could be a green sunfish??? But then since the fish got away we cant be sure if it is a warmouth, a green or a hybrid green sunfish....sorry but we can't help you that much unless YOU actually caught one and take a pic of the actual fish, thats all I could for it right now.

 

[warmouth]

I don't have a pic because the fish jumped off the hook and made it back in the water. I know it is male. I know it is part warmouth because of the massive mouth. It had at least 5 or more electric blue rays across mouth and gill plate. It was very dark purple and almost black with white spots across the body.

Could be any combo of Sunfish (any type of green, or Redbreast Hybrids will have the blue radiating lines). Definately need pictures ......and if its a hybrid sometimes its near impossible to tell without DNA testing.

 

[dsaavedra]

don't be so sure its a male and part warmouth. your description sounds pretty close to pure green sunfish. but no chance at knowing since you don't have any pics.

 

[Rays of Sunshine]

This warmouth looks like the fish I caught:http://www.tnfish.org/FishIdentificationID_TWRA/FullWebImages/WarmouthMaleTellicoNegus.jpg
When the mouth was stretched it was huge.The fish had dark purple over body, 1/4 of the lower body was black. Even though the fish was dark purple it looked black like this fish too. It had white striping where the pictured fish had green striping. I said white spots because the fish I caught was only 3 or 4 inches so the big striping was large enough yet. The electric blue rays across the mouth and gill plate look exactly like this fish but more intense: http://wrenchineer.com/images-sounds/texasroadtrip/sunfishcolorado2.jpg
Thanks for your help. Hopefully I can catch the fish again.

 

[hmt321]

prob a warmouth

here is a very old pict of one

notice how the lines come off of the mouth

note: the fish was caught in a oxbow lake off the Tennsaw river, close to Mobile, AL in the mid 1960's