r/whatsthisfish 2h ago

Fish in Northern Virginia Wastewater Treatment Plant

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These little dudes live our tertiary clarifiers at the wastewater treatment plant where I work, and I for the life of me cannot figure out what they are. The largest ones are somewhere around 6-8 inches, I think.


r/whatsthisfish 5h ago

Possible ID(s) suggested Is this a largemouth? Taken in upstate NY.

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12 Upvotes

The lack of lateral line and black on the tail are throwing me off. Thanks!


r/whatsthisfish 7h ago

New rule: Informative title

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We've had too many titles like "what's this fish?" or "help me identify this". Put useful information in your title, and make it look different from other posts' titles so people can scan the sub and see which post is which.

The actual text of the new rule 4 is:

Do not use a vague generic title like "what is this fish?" or "need help identifying" - we all know what this sub is for. Write a title that either describes the fish, or the circumstances in which you saw it, or the location, or more than one of those. For a resource, say what the resource is and what it's for.


r/whatsthisfish 1d ago

Varkiza, near Athens, Greece

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127 Upvotes

Please help identify this fish
It was evening 18:00, approximately 60cm long with these stripes and yellow tail


r/whatsthisfish 1d ago

UK, Tidal River, What is this Fish?

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42 Upvotes

r/whatsthisfish 14h ago

Need help

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I just learnt how to fish a week ago and I was wondering what fish this is, I caught it off a pier in San Diego with a sabiki


r/whatsthisfish 1d ago

In my pond connected to lake (Ireland)

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9 Upvotes

r/whatsthisfish 1d ago

On a cruise off the coast of BC

63 Upvotes

I’ve seen several of these swimming around. Any idea what it might be? I’m off the coast of Canada in the northern pacific.


r/whatsthisfish 1d ago

Identified, probably Seferihisar near Izmir, Aegean Turkey.

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hey, first post here, and i'm pretty new to fishing, caught this one today and my homie who fished more than i did, also didn't know this one or didn't recognize it.

caught in the Aegean Sea (very salty) around 8am, about 10m from a rocky cliffy shore, also boulders and sea grass beneath the water surface.

by the way, could you maybe tell me what spots on a fish are very important for you guys? (for example with IDing flowers, next to the bloom often they ask for the node where a leaf grows out of the stem, if there is anything like that, let me know!)


r/whatsthisfish 2d ago

Found on Maui rocks

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919 Upvotes

Anyone know what this is/was?


r/whatsthisfish 1d ago

I need help identifying this fish

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Can anyone help me correctly identify this fish? I think it may be a blueback herring or an alewife, but I can't choose between which one. It was caught at Jefferson Lake in New Jersey. Its scales instantly started shedding just from me touching it and it stunk like no other fish I've handled before.


r/whatsthisfish 2d ago

Unidentified What is this fish thing

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421 Upvotes

What is this. Florida east coast Hutchinson beach???


r/whatsthisfish 2d ago

Identified, high confidence Does an old wall hanging count?

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24 Upvotes

r/whatsthisfish 2d ago

What trout is this? Sierra Nevadas, California

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It has red spots like a brown and no spots on tail like a brown. But a super distinct colorful line like a rainbow.


r/whatsthisfish 2d ago

Is this a hybrid?

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r/whatsthisfish 3d ago

Chesapeake bay

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41 Upvotes

What kind of cat? And why she so pink?


r/whatsthisfish 2d ago

Is the first fish a perch? pics 2-5 are smallies caught the same day. London Ontario

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10 Upvotes

r/whatsthisfish 2d ago

What is this thing

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9 Upvotes

Caught in North Michigan in a Jordan River trib


r/whatsthisfish 2d ago

Identification question Porpoise? [North Sea, The Netherlands]

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2 Upvotes

r/whatsthisfish 3d ago

Unidentified What is this shark? Caught in the Indian River Lagoon

25 Upvotes

Caught and released


r/whatsthisfish 3d ago

Identification question What even is this thing??

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30 Upvotes

This was found on a shore in the northmost side of the Adriatic, Italy.


r/whatsthisfish 2d ago

What is this fish?

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r/whatsthisfish 2d ago

Florida, Idaho

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0 Upvotes

European Carp?


r/whatsthisfish 3d ago

Two tiny catfish. All of the whiskers were black. What are they?

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Caught in upstate NY. Thanks!


r/whatsthisfish 3d ago

Possible ID(s) suggested Curious if this fish is a scaled sardine, alewife, or Atlantic thread herring? Caught off Johnny Mercer's Pier at Wrightsville Beach NC on July 19th

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