What is this ugly creature I caught on the underwater cam?

I think it's a Bullhead catfish

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Originally posted by StealthyKat
reply to post by Destinyone

 

Yeah...that is what I thought was strange...he just sat there,never swimming or anything.... and I just went to the cam and he's still there...it's so FAT!

You know this is a recorded video right? It stops at 2:38. If you hit play again it just shows the same video again.... So it is a video of something that WAS there.... for about 2:38 seconds...

Or was it live when you were watching it and they are just showing video now? Sorry if I misunderstand.


That said, it does look like a cat fish.... Sort of... But it's a stretch.I don't know what kind of fish it is

Originally posted by StealthyKat
It never swam, just sat there on the bottom of the river for over an hour....when I left, he was still there....anyone know what it is?

edit on 10/13/2011 by StealthyKat because: (no reason given)

So you were watching it live when this thing came up? I ask because at this point it is a pre recorded video that has this same fish. But it only goes to 2:38.

What you have there is a Sturgeon with a big fat head (the 4 whiskers under the mouth are the clincher)



Here are a couple of random, similar views from a google image search of Wisconsin river sturgeon ...







OP's video re-posted for comparison..

reply to post by ronishia


Oh dear, no one told you? Tsk Tsk Tsk.....

reply to post by Destinyone


Now that you mention it, it DOES resemble MY ex mother in law.....maybe we were married to the same guy!

reply to post by galadofwarthethird


GOD ALMIGHTY!!!!! Those are some big A** fish!!I swear I am NEVER swimming in a lake or river again! Thanks for that....I think

i kept reading the thread title as "underwear"

reply to post by BohemianBrim


Ummmm.....so you were hoping to see "What is this ugly creature I caught on the UNDERWEAR cam?"

reply to post by gimme_some_truth

I think you're right....no, you ARE right. I knew no fish would sit there that long...let me go see real quick if it's the same...BRB

YEP....it's not live at the moment. I don't know if it was live when I recorded it,but it's not now ...even though it says live ( having flashback to the BP thing)....oh well....no matter, it's still one ugly beast!

OK....I think it's case closed. It's either a sturgeon (which I now think it is after seeing those pics above, and the fact that it's a cam where people look for sturgeon)....or a bull head catfish....I just thought it didn't look like a stugeon because the face looked flat. But after seeing those series of pics above showing the white area which looks like a mouth, I'll say it's just one ugly sturgeon.......I think
Just so everyone knows, I didn't think it was some mythylogical beast....I knew it was some type of regular fish, I just posted in this forum because I didn't know where else to post it.....fragile earth didn't seem right for it.

Since it's unknown and new,why doesnt the discoverer name it.

reply to post by gossipnancy


OK.....I dub this creature " Itsafatsturgeon Mostlikely "

This Goliath Tigerfish is the closest I could find to matching those fangs but it is one lost monster as these only usually exist in the congo...







Goliath Tigerfish

reply to post by VDownunder

Good God Almighty!!!!
I swear I am NEVER swimming in anything but man made pools from now on!! Thanks for sharing that!

My Mother in law learned to swim.

just looks like a catfish to me too lol

reply to post by jondave


Oooooh that's cold!!!

reply to post by asper


Yeah....it's a toss up between a ctafish and a sturgeon....I'm leaning towards sturgeon because of the pics posted above. I knew it was some kind of fish....just not what kind

Lake Sturgeon

Pretty common in the fresh waters of Wisconson. I think this is the culprit. That ain't no catfish!