SW gar wannabe?

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

Here is one for the guys. Im on vacation in sanibel FL. I see in SW alot of fish that look like small longnose gar. BUT they are bright colored. Its wierd. They look and act like gar, except they dont breech. And they have neon colors on them.
Anybody know what they are?

 

[zerojquan85]

wheres the picture at?

 

[iloveoscars702]

yeah need some pics...

 

[bfhslilred93]

i think ur refering to pencilfish

 

[auto.45acp]

more then likely the pencilfish still need the pic to be sure

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

gimmie time. on vacation dang it!!! have alot of pics to go through

 

[Oddball]

Sounds like Atlantic needlefish (Strongylura marina):

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

thats the guy right there. never seen them before. cool little creatures.

 

[Noto]

Those guys come up into freshwater too. Some local fisherman have been catching them near me, and I'm about 500 miles inland. They apparently come up the Mobile into the Tombigbee, then into the Tennessee via the Tenn-Tom waterway, and finally into the Cumberland either via the canal at Grand Rivers or the long way up the Ohio and back.