The pictures of the fish is in the bottom of a 5 gallon bucket.It was caught in freshwater in newjersey on a nightcrawler at night.
It looks like a Pacu to me. I can’t tell from the pics but if the fins had any sort of red on them, you could be fairly sure it’s a Pacu. They are sold as pets but can become quite large and expensive to feed. People have been known to release them in lakes and rivers.
People sometimes mistake them for Pirahna because they look somewhat similar.
I could be wrong, but that’s my guess. [fishin]
******I’m not disagreeing with the person saying it maybe it is a Puca! But after seeing the photo more it may be a Chinese Bighead carp. Here is the photo that I located it may or not be it![/i][/b]
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Bighead_carp_b.gif
******Couldn’t’ fine a color photo but the all the fins resemble the fish in the bucket! Maybe you can get a good photo and out of the bucket?[/i][/b]
******Dennis[/i][/b]