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[Capthook43]

How would you like to lip this bad boy ? "CAN YOU I.D. THIS FISH ?

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[SC_flyguy]

Looks kinda like a payara. Vampire fish of Venezuela
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[Capthook43]

They also call it a Tiger fish, good job....
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[Tarpon4me]

Wicked looking fish! You sparked my interest, so I did a little research and this is what I found: The tigerfish of Africa and the Payara of S. America are two different fish, check it out.....

Payara

The payara, Hydrolycus scomberoides, (also known as "Dog Tooth Characin" per the Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL) is a little known species of [url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamefish"]gamefish[/url] that lives in the [url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orinoco_River"]Orinoco River[/url] in [url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela"]Venezuela[/url]. The payara's most noticeable features are the two long fangs portruding from its lower jaw. These fangs can be 4 to 6 inches long, and have earned it the nickname "vampire fish".
Payaras eat most fish smaller than them, but the bulk of their diet is comprised of [url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piranha"]piranhas[/url], which they impale with their sharp teeth. Payaras share the same habitat with [url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacock_bass"]peacock bass[/url]. They are also known as cachorras in Venezuela. Payara is restricted to the [url "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rio_Amazonas&action=edit"]Rio Amazonas[/url] and its tributaries above the mouth of the [url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Tapaj%C3%B3s"]Rio Tapajós[/url]. They can reach at least 650 [url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millimetre"]mm[/url] SL.
One of the best places to catch them is [url "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uraima_Falls&action=edit"]Uraima Falls[/url] in Venezuela, where almost all record payara have been caught. The largest payara on record weighted 39 lbs. They are very difficult fish to catch, and only about 1 in 5 strikes lands a fish. They nab the lure in the roiling waters of the falls and swim away with great speed and strength, easily dragging out 2,000 feet of line. They often swim with the current of the falls after being hooked, adding to their already formidable strength. They will break 14 lb. test line in the hands of an inexperienced angler.


[url "http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.karibahouseboats.com/tigerfish.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.karibahouseboats.com/fish.htm&h=252&w=342&sz=22&tbnid=VuGJqqcD1OqvoM:&tbnh=88&tbnw=120&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtiger%2Bfish%26um%3D1&start=1&sa=X&oi=images&ct=image&cd=1"][/url] Tiger Fish

[url "http://www.fishbase.org/Eschmeyer/GeneraSummary.cfm?ID=Hydrocynus"]Hydrocynus[/url] [url "http://www.fishbase.org/Eschmeyer/EschPiscesSummary.cfm?ID=4479"]vittatus[/url] [url "http://www.fishbase.org/Eschmeyer/EschmeyerSummary.cfm?RefNo=767"](Castelnau, 1861)[/url] Family: [url "http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/FamilySummary.cfm?ID=518"]Alestiidae[/url] (African tetras) [size 1]picture (Hyvit_u3.jpg) by [size 1][url "http://www.fishbase.org/Collaborators/CollaboratorSummary.cfm?ID=434"][size 1]Seegers, L.[/size][/url]
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[url "http://fishbase.sinica.edu.tw/Map/OccurrenceMapList.php?ID=4479&ToMap="][font "arial"][size 1]Point map[/url][/size][/font] [/size][/size] Order: [url "http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/OrdersSummary.cfm?order=Characiformes"]Characiformes[/url] (characins) Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) FishBase name: Tiger fish Max. size: 105 cm FL (male/unsexed; Ref. 40637); 70 cm FL (female); max. published weight: 28.0 kg (Ref. 40637); max. reported age: 8 years Environment: demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater Climate: tropical; 22 – 28°C Importance: fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.20-0.30; tmax=11) Distribution:
[url "http://fat-albert.alexandria.ucsb.edu:8827/gazetteer/"]Gazetteer[/url] Africa: Niger/Bénoué, Ouémé, Senegal, Nile, Omo, Congo, Lufira, Lualaba, Luapula, Zambeze, Limpopo, Rovuma, Shore, Rufiji , Ruaha, Wami, and Ruvu. Lakes - Bangwéolo, Moéro, Tanganyika, Upemba, Rukwa and Malagarazi. Also Okavango and lower reaches of coastal systems south to Pongolo (Ref. 7248). Also found in Lake Kariba (Ref. 27602). Morphology: [url "http://www.fishbase.org/Glossary/Glossary.cfm?termEnglish=dorsal fin"]Dorsal[/url] [url "http://www.fishbase.org/Glossary/Glossary.cfm?termEnglish=spine"]spines[/url] (total): 2 - 2; [url "http://www.fishbase.org/Glossary/Glossary.cfm?termEnglish=dorsal fin"]Dorsal[/url] [url "http://www.fishbase.org/Glossary/Glossary.cfm?termEnglish=soft ray"]soft rays[/url] (total): 8 - 8; [url "http://www.fishbase.org/Glossary/Glossary.cfm?termEnglish=anal fin"]Anal[/url] [url "http://www.fishbase.org/Glossary/Glossary.cfm?termEnglish=spine"]spines[/url]: 3; [url "http://www.fishbase.org/Glossary/Glossary.cfm?termEnglish=anal fin"]Anal[/url] [url "http://www.fishbase.org/Glossary/Glossary.cfm?termEnglish=soft ray"]soft rays[/url]: 12. Body profile less slender than H. forskalii. Eye < 70% of interorbital space. Long gill rakers. Tips of adipose and dorsal fins black. Forked edge of caudal fin black. Biology: Prefers warm, well-oxygenated water, mainly larger rivers and lakes. All but the largest form roving schools of like-sized fish; aptly described as fierce and voracious. Feeds on whatever prey is most abundant but Brycinus, Micralestes, Barbus, and Limnothrissa are favored (Ref. 7248). Useful food fish in some areas (Ref. 4967). Red List Status: [url "http://www.redlist.org/info/categories_criteria.html#categories"]Not in IUCN Red List[/url] (Ref. 53964) Dangerous: harmless
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[CaptJoeVerdino]

[url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/6822"][/url]MY dad would say Sharon, my moms name, they are divorced[sly]
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[Capthook43]

DEFINATELY AN AFRICAN TIGER FISH...., DON'T WANT TO SWIM WITH EITHER OF THEM.
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[SC_flyguy]

Yeah My bad...My friend Jeff just got back yesterday...He was fishing the Nile...Mainly for Nile perch. He hooked a few Tigers
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