[mudfish]

Smallmouth Buffalo aka Ictiobus Bubalus


http://www.landbigfish.com/fish/fish.cfm?ID=19

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/smallmouthbuffalo/

 

[seaurchin1969]

OK this seems to be a smallmouth buffalo.

I had a local tell me It could be a freshwater drum, AKA Gaspagu. However all the photos I could find of the Gaspagu lacked the two anal fins this fish has, and the discription of the gaspagu's normal haunts does not jive with the habitat I find these in. I find these in clear backwaters, in waters from 6 feet to 6 inches deep. They seem to be pretty plentiful, and tough I have lost count of the number of time I have hit them only to get my airrow back with scales stuck on the tip. granted I was only shooting a 30# bow, in pretty deep water. I have started carrying my H250 in the boat more lol.
So based on some pictures, not Mudfishes thumbnail, and descriptions of their habbitat I have to conclude this is a smallmouth buffalo, and not a freshwater drum. Both of the links Mudfish has provided seem to bare this out.

 

[Nick Purifoy]

im convinced

 

[RightWing]

Yep, humped shoulders of a smallmouth buff .

A drum's mouth is much different, has tiny scales and is almost white (silver).

 

[Texas Two Guns]

Definitely NOT a drum

 

[mudfish]

Look just like the pic I posted.

 

[seaurchin1969]

Ya I guess it does, colors different, and his snout is jammed into the bucket too. next time Ill lay him out flat for the photo op. Had to fend off the dog to get this pic lol.