Found the first Tropical of the Season

billsreef · #1 07/17/2007, 03:47 PM

Went seining this morning over at Fire Island Inlet. Looks like it's going to be good year for Northern Puffers and Pipefish. We also found one very small Permit

eboonaman · #2 07/17/2007, 05:43 PM

cool, I'm psych'ed for September's collection trip already!!

cb747 · #3 07/17/2007, 06:37 PM

Im psyched to try out my net. I may go next weekend at the least i can collect silversides!

I may try the Rockaways if i can figure out exactly whyere to go.

billsreef · #4 07/18/2007, 09:49 AM

Plenty of silversides

Also found two odd Sea Robins, they aren't the typical ones found around here. Of course fishbase is giving me problems, so I haven't ID them yet.

billsreef · #5 07/18/2007, 01:53 PM

Looks like the Sea Robins are Prionotus scitulus. The cool part, there are no records of them being found north of the Carolinas/Virginia area

Julio · #6 07/18/2007, 03:01 PM

hey Bill, did you take any pics?

billsreef · #7 07/18/2007, 04:18 PM

Yeah, but they are crappy cell phone pics that I still need to download from my phone.

cb747 · #8 07/18/2007, 05:36 PM

Did you bring one home with you? Would be pretty cool to see!

billsreef · #9 07/18/2007, 09:36 PM

Chris,

We got them both in my office tank at the lab

Couple of the fish geeks from the DEC are coming down tomorrow or Friday to take a look.

cb747 · #10 07/19/2007, 05:01 AM

Sweet! Bills famous LOL We should hook up next time you go collecting!