another fish to id

**surf** · #1 10-22-2008, 06:30 AM

since we're iding fish i got one for ya'll. caught this this past summer in louisiana, on the coast near johnson bayou. any ideas?

**juanpescado** · #2 10-22-2008, 06:47 AM

Stargazer !

**jeff.w** · #3 10-22-2008, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by juanpescado

Stargazer !

Bingo!

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Galler...gazersouth.htm

**Flat's Hunter** · #4 10-22-2008, 05:47 PM

its a stargazer i think

**Texxan1** · #5 10-22-2008, 06:01 PM

thats a sweet gazer... Consider yourself lucky with that catch.. Ive caught 3 in my life and i fish 10x more than most.. Last one i caught was at rollover a few years ago

**HEADSHAKER** · #6 10-22-2008, 06:02 PM

That would be a no touchie!!

**catchysumfishy** · #7 10-22-2008, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by HEADSHAKER

That would be a no touchie!!

It looks like a "no touchie" , but a beautiful fish! are they poisonous?

**coxhw** · #8 10-22-2008, 06:18 PM

Rub between the eyes

**dlsalva** · #9 10-24-2008, 03:41 AM

rub between the eyes?

**surf** · #10 10-24-2008, 06:03 AM

This fish possesses a special talent: it is able to create electrical currents from a specialized organ located in a pouch behind the eyes. The rate of electric discharge depends upon the temperature, with a maximum of 50 volts. It is used primarily to fend off aggressive, threatening fish rather than for prey capture.

glad we were carful handling him!