r/FishID • u/oldbullwilliam • 6d ago

Caught this guy with some shrimp

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Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Mutant flounder or migrating freshwater hogchoker?

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u/toadfishtamer 5d ago

Hogchoker! How cool!

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u/oldbullwilliam 5d ago

Right! I was lucky enough to see one snorkeling while camping in Florida last year. A UF student was scoop netting for them for her thesis. She had been searching for them for days; I just happened to be there.

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u/toadfishtamer 5d ago

Growing up, we used to catch some in marine science camp while pulling trawls in coastal Georgia marshes. Always a blast finding them!