I checked every porgy, grunt, snapper found in Florida, Gulf of Mexico and
Caribbean waters
and found no species that matched the lip structure.
All porgies found in the US have an upper lip fold that runs over the entire
mouth or most of it.
The mystery fish has a small lip fold that is only at the lower end of the
mouth, a feature rather
unusual for porgies, snappers, grunts etc. Additionally, the mystery fish
also has pink rubbery lips, again unusual.
Oddball sal****er specimems can end up in faraway places not only due to
sal****er tropical fish enthusiasts
dumping fish in local waters, but also in the ballast water of ocean going
ships.
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"Texx Smith" wrote in message
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That looks like a fish I see alot along coastal Florida. It's common name
is "Porgy" and tier's several different kinds. This is one of the most
common, perhaps even the most common.
http://images.google.com/images?q=po...=Search+Images



http://FloridaFishingInformation.com
http://FloridaPhotoGallery.com







"Musashi" wrote in message
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Gerres erythrourus
Unfortunbately it is a fish native to Japam, Okinawa.
How it could end up in Florida is beyond me.
Here is a photo of a juvenile. Note the lip structure.

http://fishpix.kahaku.go.jp/fishimag...PHOTO_ID_OPT=2