Fish ID help

[Still Running]

My buddy’s son caught this fish in the Keys today, anyone know what it is?

[Pfishingruven]

My vote is for a needlefish.

 

[Hotrod]

It's a Hound Fish

[Bucktail]

 

[Wreckfish]

SECOND OR THIRD THAT  HOUND FISH

[IrishAyes]

Largest member of the needlefish family according to NOAA. If you can believe them. 


http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/02sab/logs/aug10/media/hound.html

[sealife]

I disagree on the houndfish.  It looks like an Atlantic Needlefish which grows to about 2ft and ranges from Maine to Brazil.  Houndfish have a shorter beak but also range from NJ to Brazil.  Houndfish are the biggest on the group and can reach 5 ft.  Needlefish have a bluish tint on the tail when first caught and the hounds have a black lobe on the dorsal fin.  The only other way to tell is by counting the number of fin rays.  The needlefish has 16-20 anal fin rays and houndfish have 22-24 anal fin rays.

[Hotrod]

Ok I just text the picture to Capt Jay   

[Hotrod]

Capt Jay Said.......................... Hound Fish....

The BIG Eye Is the giveaway..

[Hotrod]

But then again.  Looking at both the Hound and The needle fish.  they are pretty hard to tell apart.  On some sites they show the same picture for both

[Pfishingruven]

But then again.  Looking at both the Hound and The needle fish.  they are pretty hard to tell apart.  On some sites they show the same picture for both

That's why I said needlefish !

 

[Hotrod]

Yea.  Joe's link says Houndfish... as does Capt Jay who Fished the keys for 10 years.. But Capt Dave has a few good facts also...   _:"

[Pfishingruven]

I took the safe route and said needlefish as the generic term !

 

[Bucktail]

Will somebody please just count the anal fin rays and solve this for once and for all! _:"

 

[Hotrod]

 

[Still Running]

  Thanks for the help.

[PeggyLee]

Isn't that a Dentistfish??   

[wb]

snappernose pencilfish

[Noworries2009]

My first billfish 

[blynch]

I gotta go with toothyfish