Hey everyone. I have been fishing my whole life in and around SC and have caught some fish like this but wanted a positive identification on it due to where I caught this one.
Let me know what you think and I will let you know where I caught it and see if anyone else has had the same thing happen as I have.
Thanks
Killifish?
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that looks for all the world like a hybridized mummichog/striped killifish.
A BIG one at that!
2000 SeaPro 180CC w/ Yammy 115 2 stroke
1966 13’ Boston Whaler w/ Merc 25 4 stroke “Flatty”
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Alright, thanks for the help trying to identify this fish y’all. When I first caught it I also thought it looked like a Striped Killifish that I would normally catch in the surf while surf fishing. (Or that is where I usually catch them)
The reason I asked about the identity of this fish is because I caught it while casting for bait in
THE UPPER END OF LAKE MARION NEAR LOW FALLS LANDING.
As soon as I caught it I eMmediately thought “MUDMINNER” then I looked at it closer and realised it looked and awful lot like a Striped Killifish from the coast.
Has anyone else ever caught a Killifish similar to this or even heard of one being caught in fresh water let along this far from the coast.
Could I have stumbled on to a new type of freshwater Killifish and what do y’all think?
Thanks again.
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Its what we always called a bullhead minnow . i grew up in florida and they are all over in freshwater lakes and rivers . Makes a fantastic bait for bedding largemouth bass fished on a weightless weedless hook .
Seminole killifish, Fundulus seminolis.
The most northernmost natural occurrence is St. Johns River, FL.
Several have been collected lately in the same location on Lake Marion, and it is suspected that bait dealers are importing this species and the banded killifish, Fundulus diaphanous, which has also recently been captured in the lake.