Mystery Fish From Biscayne Bay

PLEASE HELP ME IDENTIFY THIS FISH. I caught one of these strange beasts the day before (March 6th, 2010), and didn't have a camera. I was fishing from shore in Biscayne Bay in Miami Shores, Florida. The next day, it happened again, and since I'd not been able to identify it on the internet, I thought maybe viewers could name it for me. It was about 14 inches long, with a wolf-like face. The first one swallowed the jig I caught it on while waiting for me to unhook it--really very aggressive. When released, they hug the rocks flat with the fins like wings.

Yes, I realize this video is a bunch of shots of the grass, but I was one-handed and couldn't see the LCD screen too well in the bright midday sun. Sorry for that, but thanks for any help you can offer.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• fishing
• mystery fish
• angling
• south Florida
• Florida
• Miami
• Miami Shores
• taxonomy
• Biscayne Bay
• Biscayne
• Dade

[lspimp21]

it is an "inshore lizardfish" they are really aggresive little fish they twice that size

[THEsuperCourier]

Thanks...I Googled a bit on that name and it looks like you're right.

[dmc993]

it might look like a barecuda but it kinda looks like a snake fish.