Unknown Fish Skeleton

[Ozie]

I'm trying to identify this fish skeleton. It's clearly some sort of RAM feeder, but beyond that I've yet to find something with the single dorsal fin. Can anyone help me out with this? Sorry about the small picture, I cannot make it bigger for some reason.

 

 

[Fossildude19]

Moved to GENERAL DISCUSSION, as this really isn't a fossil.

Hard to say, with out any scale, and such a blurry, small the picture. 

Enlarged:

 

 

 

 

[sixgill pete]

Reminds me of a Walleye. But I really have no idea.

[FossilDAWG]

@Thomas.Dodson will probably know.

 

Don

[Thomas.Dodson]

4 hours ago, sixgill pete said:

Reminds me of a Walleye. But I really have no idea.

Being Percids Walleye have two dorsal fins and there's a distinct separation of them even in the skeleton.

 

4 hours ago, FossilDAWG said:

@Thomas.Dodson will probably know.

 

Don

Unfortunately, I'm not sure. There's a lot of unknown variables and I don't have a lot of experience with skeletons.

 

On 8/5/2021 at 11:25 AM, Ozie said:

It's clearly some sort of RAM feeder

Suction feeding is probably the primary mode of feeding. The well developed orbit and the superior mouth is consistent with predators feeding on prey in the water column above them or on the surface.

 

 

[Ozie]

Okay I got a better picture of the skeleton if that helps

 

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[Fossildude19]

 

[Mark Kmiecik]

I'm willing to bet that this is a peacock pavon from Florida.