mangrove jack attack
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Sucks for your finger though
There are two different mangrove jacks/snappers, the one from Indo-West Pacific is the Lutjanus argentimaculatus and it gets to 60"(rarely), the one from around Florida and the Western Atlantic is the Lutjanus Griseus that gets to 36", both are aggressive feeders and a bit territorial, here are pics from fishbase, the firt is the L. argentimaculatus
scat66 said:
You're luck it wasn't a Red Snakehead, I had a buddy that was uhhh maimed by a Red (only 16 inches), and had to go to University hospital with 11 stitches...
Jacks can be vicious-bought a 10 inch one home in a bucket once and every time someone put their hand close to the bucket, he'll come up and tried to bite them!
It went on to kill a giant gouramy and leichardhi-both much bigger than him.
The bigger ones had impressive colours and more impressive denture. Definitely not a community fish once a bit bigger.
It went on to kill a giant gouramy and leichardhi-both much bigger than him.
The bigger ones had impressive colours and more impressive denture. Definitely not a community fish once a bit bigger.
I dont live in Florida but have a boat there and fish there all the time. Magrove snapper are practically the bluegill of the gulf, easy to catch and taste great!
scat66 said:
ouch!! that is a nice fish, hey whats the secret your water is crystal clear and in front of a window ..
