Just back from lunch where I caught this.  Does anyone know what kind of fish this is?  All I know is it put up a good fight and had some serious teeth!

Thanks.

Looks like a bowfin, otherwise known as a mudfish or grinnel.

It looks like a grinnell to me.

http://www.vernonweb.com/bowfin.htm

Yep, bowfin for sure. Cool fish, swam around with some of the dinos. Hope you didn't try to lip it like I first did. Didnt see the teeth until they were in my thumb.  :-/

Yep!  That's it.  Thanks for the info guys.  BTW...my friends here at work were surprised at the quick responses.  This forum is great!

Oh...and I did notice the teeth prior to lipping him.  

TD...  how big was it?

Yep, bowfin for sure. Cool fish, swam around with some of the dinos. Hope you didn't try to lip it like I first did. Didnt see the teeth until they were in my thumb.  :-/

;D i feel ya man. i thought i had a 13 pound bass on and it was in the weeds so i felt my line down and grabbed it by the mouth and that thing bit down fierce.  > they dominate fingers

Gotta Love It,

About 18 inches.  Caught it on a grape firetail culprit texas rigged.

Gotta Love It,

About 18 inches. Caught it on a grape firetail culprit texas rigged.

Yeah... your favorite!  LOL  

Wait, are there any word of snakehead in the area? I know that they invaded some places.

No, its a bowfin. Snakeheads have a very long anal fin.

snakehead info: http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/aquatics/snakehead.shtml

It is definitely a Bowfin (Mudfish)!  There's a bunch of them here in Florida!

That is definitely a grinnel. They aren't any good to eat but they put up a great fight.

We call it a dog fish (bowfin) Your correct nasty teeth!!

Hello mr mudfish! 8-)

They also have a very bony/hard palate and sometimes it's hard to stick them.  Yup, we call them dogfish here in MN.  They are good for nothing but garden fertilizer or feeding the snapping turtles.  

To cook a mud fish---- nail the fish to a board, place board in fire until done, remove board from fire, remove fish from board, discard fish and eat the board

They happen to be every bit as good as a bass to eat.

Definately a bowfin. They are great fighters and are fun to catch in that respect, but man...some of the biats I use, they wreck them something fierce. Balsa Wood cranks and fingers don't stand a chance.