here is something that is a first for me. I have filleted hundreds of Sheeps and have never seen anything like this. They looked like small shells in the meat.
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NMFS = No More Fishing Season
“Back home we got a taxidermy man. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him”
I don’t know what species those are, but here’s what they could be:
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/gallery/descript/sheepshead/sheepshead.html
Parasites
The sheepshead is parasitized by a variety of organisms including ciliates, nematodes, trematodes, and isopods, none of which are known to pose a significant threat to populations of this fish.
…but I ain’t no biologist.
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paging barbrawang…
“mr keys”
Those are good fried up… just saying.
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“Thar She blows”
Now that is nasty.
forget hurting the fish can it hurt yours truly ole skrimp ???
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sheep head black heads…ewwwwwww
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bump… 2nd page for our resident biologist… perhaps he is too busy actually fishing? 
honestly though if anyone knows, it would be that fella
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Barbawang is celebrating the birth of his first child…a daughter.
Yeah he’s a little sleep deprived right about now!
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Originally posted by penfishnsheep head black heads…ewwwwwww
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Gross… but funny.
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Since BarbedWang is busy with his own larva, I’ll chime in.
My sources (I. de Buron) tell me it appears to be cestode (flatworm) larvae. The dark color and hard outer covering is the fishes immune response to the parasite, basically encapsulating it.
She makes the caveat that she wishes she had the specimen for total confirmation, but she feels good about the ID.
Sells - anytime you get weird parasites (or fish you handle do), freeze them and save them for future ID and Dr. de Buron will thank you.
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Originally posted by SublimeOneSince BarbedWang is busy with his own larva, I’ll chime in.
My sources (I. de Buron) tell me it appears to be cestode (flatworm) larvae. The dark color and hard outer covering is the fishes immune response to the parasite, basically encapsulating it.
She makes the caveat that she wishes she had the specimen for total confirmation, but she feels good about the ID.
Sells - anytime you get weird parasites (or fish you handle do), freeze them and save them for future ID and Dr. de Buron will thank you.
I have them frozen, I contacted Amy Dukes, but she never got back to me. If they want them come to my store
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NMFS = No More Fishing Season
“Back home we got a taxidermy man. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him”
Sells - sounds like a plan. PM sent.
Just caught up to this thread and congrats to the new dad!
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