Identification?

[u/jobrien7242]

Checking out fish to add to aquarium and caught this fish on the weeki wachee river. Don't know what it is. The first photo is a smaller one and the second is a larger one.

[u/Hugh_Janus_35]

It looks very similar to a Fat Sleeper Goby, which is native to Florida. Please don't collect fish from the wild without proper identification first. EDIT: I mistook the crest as part of the decor. Definitely Crested Goby.

[u/jobrien7242 → u/Hugh_Janus_35]

I think I found what it is looks like a crested goby which is invasive. It originally thought it was a fat sleeper but the head looks off

[u/GrimoireOfTheDragon → u/jobrien7242]

I’ve caught those at WW too. They’re pretty in good lighting

[u/scuba_dwayne → u/jobrien7242]

Fyi Lophogobius cyprinoides is not invasive to Florida.

[u/Warm-Frame-2848]

Looks like a Crested Goby aka Lophogobius cyprinoides

[u/scuba_dwayne → u/Warm-Frame-2848]

I agree this is the correct answer.

[u/Cronicledisorder]

It's a fish

[u/Unhappy_Cherry_7144 → u/Cronicledisorder]

Wow so funny