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lizardfish.

i caught one a few weeks ago and i was told to kill it immediately. only the second one i have seen on the south shore of long island. cool looking fish. about a foot long with some mean little teeth.

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If its the one I think it is I remember reading about it in an article talking about one found in the Delaware river. They are an import from some tropical location and breed like crazy and will destroy a native fish population, highly predatory.

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We catch them flounder fishing on about every trip. *We call them Diick fish. *Sometimes big sometimes small - its alway a big joke when somebody pulls one up! *Especially if they declare that it feels like a "nice one" before they ever see it. * ;) *;D

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I catch em in my shrimp trawl alot.

We call em "slippery richards" here. ;D

Believe it or not, snapper LOVE em...they wont last 30 seconds over a wreck or offshore rig around here. 8)

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I've heard the flounder were rather fond of the slippery Richard meat too ;D

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i thought for sure tinman would have chimed in by now with some scientific data on the fish in question... tin ? you out there ?

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Here I is. Look like this? I hear they make good fluke bait.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/Mnutz/liz.jpg

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That is a little Richard fish and would draw very loud heckles from any observers that happens to see you land it. 8)

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thats the one and a guy did see me land it.

was throwin a tin for weakies along a dockline and throwin bull with some guy standin on the dock.

i let the tin (hopkins) sink and when i started my retrieve, tap.
there he is.

i caught a tiny one (2 inches) in the sein net. woulda looked great in a salty fish tank.

tin whadaya know about em?
i hear "kill em".

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I've never heard anyone say to kill them around here. I guess they are too busy killing doggies and skates to worry with Richard fish. ???