In your face......or mine

[justleesa]

I think up in my face would be correct Great pics yoda

 

[Wayward Son]

A batfish looks nothing like a spadefish.

 

[HowardE]

Batfish

Those spadefish in the gulf - really look different than the atlantic spadefish we have here.

 

[Wayward Son]

This is a batfish, from above:

 

[Tassie_Rohan]

Hhmmmm - sounds like there are several different fish called a batfish. Over here in SE asia this be a batfish:

Cheers,
Rohan.

 

[alcina]

Yup, it's those common names that will get you every time

 

[Wayward Son]

Yes, but they're talking Florida. I see these fish frequently out of Panama City. Here, that's a batfish.

 

[Wayward Son]

The pic I posted is from the Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department. Text & pics here:

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/BatFish/Batfish.htm

 

[SuPrBuGmAn]

Yes, but they're talking Florida. I see these fish frequently out of Panama City. Here, that's a batfish.

Actually, the other batfish is showing up in SE FL as well. Its unclear if the fish was brought unintentionally through ballast water or aquarium release, ect. Definately not an endemic fish, but they're being spotted like it or not

Thats the problem with common names.

 

[SeaYoda]

I knew which batfish he was talking about. The one that we call a batfish could never be confused with a spadefish .