WHAT is this fish?

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according to this site: http://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2009_06_01_archive.html

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I have no idea if this fish was actually found in Utah or if biologists are actually trying to identify it. I don't know how large it is or how dessicated its corpse is. But I am curious to know what it is. Too often these images are floated about the web like so much flotsam, with no ID ever being arrived at. I know you'll do better.

Thanks for the photos, Jelo.
 
I want one. Wonder what it could be. But I doubt it's anything living in Utah.

Also in response to the comments on the links, it's not a Walleye (teeth are too big, nose too round, middle too wide), Gar (Looks nothing like a Gar), or Snakehead.

The knobby nose ALMOST resembles a Crocodilian, although that's probably not what it is.
 
its dried fish skull that was flattened and deformed.....hard to ID with it without see whole body.
 
idk no about the tiger skull if it was it would proly be more round not flat right? it might have fallen down some cuz of decomposition but its flat jaw looks gar like
 
It's not a gar. I vote inshore lizardfish, closest thing I can come up. It's a saltwater species though. So I'm probably wrong. Won't be the first time.
I'm wondering if this was created.
 
Well I can rule out few species: Pike/muskie/walleye do not have curved teeth. Salmon/trout have few teeth than this mystery fish which has too many teeth. Gars usually have smaller needle-like teeth. Snakehead do not have any crooked jaws like this fish does. Tigerfish has really serious teeth but the teeth do not match to this fish's teeth. Inshore lizardfish are awfully smaller and has smaller teeth....it have to be aquarium released fish (either freshwater or saltwater) but what?
 
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