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Monday Morning Fish Mystery 050718
Ralph Fylstra recently saw this fish and others attending the same school in the Allendale Brook not far from the Celery Farm.
The fish was about a half-foot long. Sorry about the photo quality; darned water got in the way.
What is it? No, it's not an Oriental Weatherfish.
Answer later this week.
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Jim and Joe K, This is the Hackensack Shadow Fish.
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Next, you’ll tell me there’s one hatched every minute. 🙂
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Sucker?
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Glenn Zoslaw
Jim and Joe K, This is the Hackensack Shadow Fish.
Jim Wright
Next, you’ll tell me there’s one hatched every minute. 🙂
Joe K
Sucker?