ID PLEASE

[jpatz18]

Never seen one of these before i caught him in my "2 liter minnow trap"

 

[Oddball]

Looks like Mogurnda mogurnda. But, there are several species that look similar. In-focus pics would help as would knowing the creek it was caught in.

 

[dredcon]

It looks like a fat sleeper, Dormitator maculatus.

 

[jpatz18]

melbourne florida in a ditch...

 

[Jesse]

It looks like a fat sleeper, Dormitator maculatus.

I concur, especially given the location. They occur along brackish waters in the Atlantic seaboard. They are sold in the hobby as jade goby. They get big (2 feet) and fat.

My guess is Phil (Oddball) thought jpatz was in Melbourne, Australia, not Florida, because he's usually omniscient.

 

[Skipjack]

I would also say that it is a fat sleeper.

 

[Oddball]

Dang It!!!! I did, in fact, think he's down under. Forget my 1st guess. It's a fat sleeper. I should have realized my error when I noted no white or yellow distal margin on the dorsals that similarly colored aussie species have.

 

[jpatz18]

ok thanks, lol i ll keep him. Seems cool to have doesnt do much but that ok..

 

[Oddball]

If he's in a community tank, make sure the other fish are at least 3/4s his size. My 1 footers eat some fairly large fish.

 

[K C]

Nice catch