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Post by seabird on Apr 23, 2022 12:57:08 GMT -5
 Fished Mckinney park midmorning with my wife and a friend. Used pieces of shrimp. Caught well over a dozen small sandperch...2 were keeper sized. Found this odd parasite attached to one fish. Finally good to get out and fish. Would have gone to Desoto or Skyway but time limited. Tide was slow incoming. Shadowxmas stopped by for awhile to visit. |
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Post by liquidlizard on Apr 23, 2022 15:57:08 GMT -5
Fished Mckinney park midmorning with my wife and a friend. Used pieces of shrimp. Caught well over a dozen small sandperch...2 were keeper sized. Found this odd parasite attached to one fish. Finally good to get out and fish. Would have gone to Desoto or Skyway but time limited. Tide was slow incoming. Shadowxmas stopped by for awhile to visit. ![]()  |
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Post by liquidlizard on Apr 23, 2022 15:59:24 GMT -5
YOUTUBE Here is a photo of one found at the same park. It was inside of a catfish that threw it up when caught. Here is also the link to my Youtube video when i found it youtu.be/S2KqhrmIv1g
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Post by SkyJay on Apr 23, 2022 20:40:44 GMT -5
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Post by seabird on Apr 23, 2022 20:45:43 GMT -5
Yes, that's it. Thanks for the ID. |
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Post by shadowxmas on Apr 23, 2022 22:42:16 GMT -5
Fished Mckinney park midmorning with my wife and a friend. Used pieces of shrimp. Caught well over a dozen small sandperch...2 were keeper sized. Found this odd parasite attached to one fish. Finally good to get out and fish. Would have gone to Desoto or Skyway but time limited. Tide was slow incoming. Shadowxmas stopped by for awhile to visit. First time I have seen this. I have seen worms in big black drum. |
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Post by carlf on Apr 24, 2022 20:35:19 GMT -5
Where is McKinney Park?
Yep, sea lice. Ugly critters.
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Post by seabird on Apr 25, 2022 14:16:22 GMT -5
Where is McKinney Park? Yep, sea lice. Ugly critters. It's in St. Pete beach along Blind Pass road. It has a small pier, shoreline, a kids and a dog park. Nice family spot. |
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Post by fishsci on Apr 26, 2022 20:45:17 GMT -5
Sky Jay is maybe the most authoritative (knows his crap) members here. However, in this case he is close but not exactly right. Sea lice are parasitic copepods. They feed on the fish's mucous. However, what was on that sand perch is a parasitic isopod. They are very common on marine fishes, usually around the mouth, or in the gills. They feed on the fish's blood.
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Post by carlf on Apr 26, 2022 20:55:27 GMT -5
Found it, McKenney Park
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