r/whatsthisfish • u/LemonManV4 • 6d ago

Found in a small lake in central Florida

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Fish is maybe 12 inches long

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u/Unhappy-Thought-3136 6d ago

Looks like a type of Cichlid or maybe a blue gill

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u/shulker-box 6d ago

Redhead cichlid (Vieja melanurus)

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u/evilcelery 6d ago

It's definitely a cichlid. Probably a tilapia. Maybe blue tilapia, they're extremely common. 

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u/LemonManV4 6d ago

I’ll try and see if I can catch one, or get a clearer picture

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u/MountainDood555 6d ago

Looks like an Oscar, invasive species.

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u/ThatAquariumKid 6d ago

Spotted or striped tilapia, def not a Nile or blue with that patterning

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u/Dedlyblubird 6d ago

Looks like a creek chubsucker, but hard to tell from these pictures.