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The pictures of the fish is in the bottom of a 5 gallon bucket.It was caught in freshwater in newjersey on a nightcrawler at night.
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It looks like a Pacu to me. I can't tell from the pics but if the fins had any sort of red on them, you could be fairly sure it's a Pacu. They are sold as pets but can become quite large and expensive to feed. People have been known to release them in lakes and rivers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacu

People sometimes mistake them for Pirahna because they look somewhat similar.

I could be wrong, but that's my guess. [fishin]
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[#005000][/#005000]I'm not disagreeing with the person saying it maybe it is a Puca! But after seeing the photo more it may be a Chinese Bighead carp. Here is the photo that I located it may or not be it![/i][/b]
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[#005000][/#005000]Couldn't' fine a color photo but the all the fins resemble the fish in the bucket! Maybe you can get a good photo and out of the bucket?[/i][/b]
[#005000][/#005000]Dennis[/i][/b]
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