[629660]

Baby porgy????Fish caught in montauk sunday were loaded with these & mackeral.About 3"in lengh.I'm second guessing myself.Thanxs.

 

[613766]

BUTTER FISH???????????

Looks like Butter fish to me.
Anyone else....

 

[Vince]

Some call porgy but most call it scup. Commercial harvested by hook and pots.

 

[MakoMike]

JP,
I'll vote for a little porgy, doesn't seem round enough to be a butterfish.

 

[LAZYBONES]

Unidentified fish

It's not a butterfish. A buttefish has smooth and fine scales.You can see this fish's scales. Does look like a young porgie(scup) but the eyes are too big and the snout is too tapered. But you never know! Looks like you pulled these out of a Bass' stomach.
I have a book somewhere in my basement that is supposed to have every know fish in it. I will look for it and try to find this inigma fish!

Lazybones (Russ)

 

[newyorkcityman]

90% sure thats a porgy. if you said it came out of a stripers belly that would be the other 10%

 

[LAZYBONES]

unidentified fish

I found my fish book. I am convienced it is a young scup. The eyes are still too big and does look slightly different. Eitehr way the Big fish like them.

Russ

 

[614642]

I would agree it’s a porgy. The distinctive lateral line is ensures that it is not a butterfish. It’s hard to judge the size of the fish, but it looks like a juvenile porgy of maybe 3 to 4 inches. Juvenile porgies probably have enlarge eyes which they will eventually will grow into.

 

[SEAWOLF]

PORGIES

Wouldn't want to swear to anything,when it come to identifying fish,but I'm as confident as possible that these are baby porgies(scup).

SEAWOLF

 

[Jaiem]

Definately not butter fish. I agree about the Porgies.

This pic shows what butterfish (and baby weakies) look like after being eaten by a bass.

Jaiem
ArtsNFlies.com

 

[629660]

Thanxs guy's

I thought so,They are 3 inches,& yes they came from a bass.I though the water might've been to cold for em now,maybe not.Thanxs again,

 

[WhatKnot]

jpfsurf,
If you ever need a fish identified and you have a picture, send it to this website:

http://thejump.net/id/id.htm

 

[Fishing Friend]

100% certain they are baby porgies. Like mentioned earlier they must be similar to baby weakfish in that they grow into those large eyes. Look at a 5 inch weakfish and you'll say to yourself wow baby weaks have much larger eyes than the adults seem to have.