ID please

Steven0000 · 07/08/2006, 04:29 PM

i just got back from gulfshoes alabama
and i found some pretty wierd stuff
just floating around right off the beach

well im not sure what some are but i have an idea of what species

here is some sort of black fish
that i found swimming on the bottom in the sand

here is a different fish that i found swimming on the top of the water but it looks to be an older fish of thew same species
it has 3 white dots on its tail

here is another fish swimming on the bottom in the sand

this was swimming in some macro alge and i belevie it is some sort of pipe fish

now this was really wierd
i believe it is a mantis shrimp
maybe even a spearhead mantis
it was just flowting around on top of the water

anyone recognize these? any absolute id's?

Nano_reeflover · 07/08/2006, 04:39 PM

that mantis thing is really creepy

Steven0000 · 07/08/2006, 04:40 PM

here are some decorator crabs(i think)
they were buried very deep in some macro alge
when i put them in the clear container they covered themselves in whatever they could find
that is why i think they are some species of decorator crab

and here is something im not sure what is
it was attached to some macro alge

ID's?

Steven0000 · 07/08/2006, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nano_reeflover
that mantis thing is really creepy

never seen a mantis shrimp?

masterqaz · 07/08/2006, 04:43 PM

its a type of decorator i just cant remeber the name. Loving that band you hear any of their new stuff (Define the great line)

Steven0000 · 07/08/2006, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by masterqaz
its a type of decorator i just cant remeber the name. Loving that band you hear any of their new stuff (Define the great line)

yeah i thought so
yeah i was suppost to have there whole new cd but no $$$
went to the reef
but i have heard some and i love it great stuff

masterqaz · 07/08/2006, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Steven0000
yeah i thought so
yeah i was suppost to have there whole new cd but no $$$
went to the reef
but i have heard some and i love it great stuff

though i dont think itll ever beat the changing of times there was just something about that cd that got me.
anyways sorry for getting off topic.
also just noticed that you a year younger than i am, same birthday as my mom.

Steven0000 · 07/09/2006, 12:47 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by masterqaz
though i dont think itll ever beat the changing of times there was just something about that cd that got me.
anyways sorry for getting off topic.
also just noticed that you a year younger than i am, same birthday as my mom.

yeah changing of times was a pretty good cd not sure if define the great line could beat it
your mom was born on the 5th of may?

Stanton · 07/09/2006, 11:35 AM

The third fish is a Southern kingfish. A side pic of the other two fish would help. How big is the one with three dots on his tail.

Steven0000 · 07/09/2006, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Stanton
The third fish is a Southern kingfish. A side pic of the other two fish would help. How big is the one with three dots on his tail.

are you sure?
and i took these when i was in AL
catch and release

and he was about 4" long

Stanton · 07/12/2006, 06:15 PM

I'm pretty sure. I have been wrong before though.
Southern kingfish is what the books call them. We call them ground mullet...theres not a better fish fried.

http://www.floridabayseafood.com/fis...20kingfish.JPG

Steven0000 · 07/12/2006, 07:41 PM

im not sure that is it

looks different

different colors and a different mouth

idk though could be

07/08/2006, 04:29 PM	#1
Steven0000 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 522	ID please i just got back from gulfshoes alabama and i found some pretty wierd stuff just floating around right off the beach well im not sure what some are but i have an idea of what species here is some sort of black fish that i found swimming on the bottom in the sand here is a different fish that i found swimming on the top of the water but it looks to be an older fish of thew same species it has 3 white dots on its tail here is another fish swimming on the bottom in the sand this was swimming in some macro alge and i belevie it is some sort of pipe fish now this was really wierd i believe it is a mantis shrimp maybe even a spearhead mantis it was just flowting around on top of the water anyone recognize these? any absolute id's?

07/08/2006, 04:39 PM	#2
Nano_reeflover Reefer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 449	that mantis thing is really creepy

07/08/2006, 04:40 PM	#3
Steven0000 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 522	here are some decorator crabs(i think) they were buried very deep in some macro alge when i put them in the clear container they covered themselves in whatever they could find that is why i think they are some species of decorator crab and here is something im not sure what is it was attached to some macro alge ID's?

07/08/2006, 04:43 PM	#5
masterqaz Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oakville Ont. Canada Posts: 551	its a type of decorator i just cant remeber the name. Loving that band you hear any of their new stuff (Define the great line)

07/09/2006, 11:35 AM	#9
Stanton Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Mobile AL. Posts: 312	The third fish is a Southern kingfish. A side pic of the other two fish would help. How big is the one with three dots on his tail.

07/12/2006, 06:15 PM	#11
Stanton Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Mobile AL. Posts: 312	I'm pretty sure. I have been wrong before though. Southern kingfish is what the books call them. We call them ground mullet...theres not a better fish fried. http://www.floridabayseafood.com/fis...20kingfish.JPG

07/12/2006, 07:41 PM	#12
Steven0000 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 522	im not sure that is it looks different different colors and a different mouth idk though could be