I was in Jamestown RI the other day and this fish kept running circles aound us. About 8 inches in length. Does not look like a striper. Has more of a trunkfish look to it. Can anyone tell me what it was. Thanks g
Black and White Striped fish
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DANM
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don't know about up there, but sounds like sheepshead in florida, if so they tast good, little harder to clean
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Trunkfish shaped sheepshead? Without more info I couldn't even begin to guess, but if your assessment is true and it looks like a trunkfish it's probably not a sheepshead!
Agreed, except for the stripes it sounds nothing like a sheepshead.
Hi,
This is danny,Juveniles are primarily black with several white and pink stripes. In the subadult phase of life the black diminishes, and the white and pink stripes become more predominant. Adult females have a pinkish body with black and white stripes at the top (dorsal) area of the body.
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danny00
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This is danny,Juveniles are primarily black with several white and pink stripes. In the subadult phase of life the black diminishes, and the white and pink stripes become more predominant. Adult females have a pinkish body with black and white stripes at the top (dorsal) area of the body.
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Sheepshead have vertical stripes. The one in the center of this pic is a sheepshead:
DANM
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sorry guys didn't pay attention all i read was black and white stripes, my fault
fineout
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i think i might have seen the same fish today, was it in potters cove around the floating bags? Really cool lookin fish!
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No, it was in Wetherill. But seeing how it isn't that far away, I'm sure it was the same kind of fish.
jesses
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spade fish maybe
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