I was fisning off Shackleford Banks NC a few weeks ago and caught a fish i have never seen. I have looked for it online but have been unsuccessfull. It was approx 8-10 in long and weighed 5lbs, it had large side fins that looked like wings, on the front underside just under the mouth it had 2 arm like appendages. I thought it was a lionfish but it dose not look like any of the pics that i found. I would really like to know what species it is. I thank anyone that helps me find out and would really appreciate a pic if possible.

Guessing you didn't get a pick? Thats a new one to me. I'm curious to know what it was though.
Lifer since 05/08....Ky....Fred

we have something like that in florida i call it a batfish but i don't know its official name
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Is this the MONSTER?

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What is that thing? Never seen anything like it!

no thats not it it has too many legs. the one that i caught only had two small legs under its mouth but thank you for the pic and your help on my quest to find this unusual fish

Sounds like perhaps a sea robin.

Phoenix Arizona

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Fred, is that thing even real?
Southeast PA LM '99

Possibly a tripod fish?????

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It must be I found it on the internet.Looked up "batfish". And we all know that the internet is full of truth

 

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I was fishing the Mighty Mississippi in pool 11 (Wisconsin) when I cought this fish while targeting white bass. I've never seen it before and couldn't find it on the internet either. I was wondering if anyone might have an idea what it is. Oh, and it had teeth on its tongue. Thanks for any help.

That is sort of vague. I mean you could of least included a desciption of it. Were you fishing in freshwater or saltwater? What was its coloring like? How big was it? Did it have teeth?

disregard my last comment

i caught a weird fish the other night, it looked like a redfish but its mouth was more under its head it had something hanging from its chin and the colors were like a bronze with really light brown leopard looking spots on it, the spots werent tiny they were large and different shapes

ashleyjade,

Was it a burbot? Picture taken by E.R. Keeley.

Was it a cod? Picture taken by K. Nilsson.

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Uncannyrockbass, I have found out what you have caught!!! It is called a goldeye.

The goldeye is a close relative of the mooneye. Perhaps you've heard of it.

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well do u have a pic?

nope neither one of those it was a very pretty fish i wish i would have had my camera with me, Ive been trying to catch another one but as you know that will probably never happen

you know what it looked a lot like that cod but it didnt have that stripe it had big wavy spots

I didnt know there was a spotted drum ill have to check that out thanks

let me know

no it looked more like that cod but that was an awesome looking fish

well you got me there but good luck on finding what it was . take and happy holidays.