Always Eat A Big Breakfast

[K9Kirk]

A great blue heron with a large suckermouth catfish.

 

[MitchP]

Wow! This is an great pic.

 

[Lez325]

I agree- great image - great fish too

Les

 

[Jeff15]

Excellent shot and a good catch for you both.....

 

[K9Kirk]

Wow! This is an great pic.

I agree- great image - great fish too

Les

Excellent shot and a good catch for you both.....

Thanks everyone!

 

[jeffashman]

Wow! Great action shot! Nice and sharp. I'm trying to figure out what kind of fish it is, looks like it has pates on the sides, and the fins are very interesting, not the kind one normally sees on most fish.

 

[K9Kirk]

Wow! Great action shot! Nice and sharp. I'm trying to figure out what kind of fish it is, looks like it has pates on the sides, and the fins are very interesting, not the kind one normally sees on most fish.

Thank you, Jeff. I originally said it was a suckermouth catfish but after doing some more research I believe now that it's more likely a sailfin catfish because of the number of spines. It's very similar to the suckermouth but don't take my word for it, I'm no expert. Here's a couple links if you care to look at them.

Suckermouth Catfish

Hypostomus plecostomus (Linnaeus 1758) Family Loricariidae The suckermouth catfish is a member of the suckermouth armored catfish family. It has a strongly arched body and a very large dorsal fin with one spine and seven branched rays. This species has a large, suctorial mouth and is found in

www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu

Plecostomus — Pond Professional, LLC

www.pondprosfl.com

 

[jeffashman]

Thank you, Jeff. I originally said it was a suckermouth catfish but after doing some more research I believe now that it's more likely a sailfin catfish because of the number of spines. It's very similar to the suckermouth but don't take my word for it, I'm no expert. Here's a couple links if you care to look at them.

Suckermouth Catfish

Hypostomus plecostomus (Linnaeus 1758) Family Loricariidae The suckermouth catfish is a member of the suckermouth armored catfish family. It has a strongly arched body and a very large dorsal fin with one spine and seven branched rays. This species has a large, suctorial mouth and is found in

www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu

Plecostomus — Pond Professional, LLC

www.pondprosfl.com

I'd go with the suckermouth, because I've caught sailfin catfish before, and that isn't anything like one. The sides on the sailfin are smooth, rather than having the plates. I caught a 22lb sailfin in the Indian River in my highschool days.

 

[slat]

Nice shot.