It is a sweet fish whatever it isguppy;621881; said:definitely a channa, my guess a marulius.
Since this thread is not someone here trying to sell it or promote it's sale, but rather trying to ID what is being sold elsewhere, I don't think we need to close the thread.
I would guess that this was either a F+W officer setting up a sting, or a nitwit risking fines, loss of fish and equipment, a federal record, loss of passport priviledges, and possible jail time.
Bad idea.