# What the heck is that? **URL:** \ **Category:** Saltwater Fishing General\ **Created:** [October 24, 2005, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/what-the-heck-is-that/71591 "2005-10-24T14:16:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![snook.hooker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@snook.hooker](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/snook.hooker)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2005, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/what-the-heck-is-that/71591/1 "2005-10-24T14:16:58Z")
I saw this swimming about and can’t find it in any books - any ideas? Those things on the sides roll (flutter) to propel it… [inline “I dont know.bmp”] ---
**Author:** ![tubeN2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tubeN2](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/tubeN2)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2005, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/what-the-heck-is-that/71591/2 "2005-10-25T13:40:11Z")
It looks like some kind of File Fish. What area did you see that? That could help to ID it. ---
**Author:** ![snook.hooker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@snook.hooker](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/snook.hooker)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2005, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/what-the-heck-is-that/71591/3 "2005-10-25T16:52:47Z")
Saw it in Holiday, FL, just north of Tarpon Springs. File fish? That’ll give me another starting point for research - thanks TubeN2! ---
**Author:** ![Tarpon4me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cc9497/32.png) [@Tarpon4me](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Tarpon4me)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/what-the-heck-is-that/71591/4 "2005-11-23T18:29:49Z")
My eyes aren’t that good, but it might also be some type of ray with it’s tail cut off. I know we have alot of thoughtless anglers around here that will cut off thier tail and stinger and throw them back into the water defensless. Poor little guys. ---
**Author:** ![tubeN2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tubeN2](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/tubeN2)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 5:10am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/what-the-heck-is-that/71591/5 "2005-11-24T05:10:29Z")
I will stick with the file fish theory. It does resemble some of the ones that are common along the coast of FL.🕶 ---
**Author:** ![Kraizee\_Skot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Kraizee\_Skot](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Kraizee_Skot)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 5:42am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/what-the-heck-is-that/71591/6 "2005-11-24T05:42:19Z")
Mallard hen that got flattened by an airboat.[sly] ---
**Author:** ![davetclown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@davetclown](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/davetclown)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/what-the-heck-is-that/71591/7 "2005-11-24T10:47:03Z")
I saw one of them things on that there invasion movie last week, I think they called it an ETAB. it wasnt glowing was it? It looks like it is a ray of sorts, do you have a larger image or one that hasnt been edited down in size? you can post it as an attachment at 500 pixels wide. that kinda looks like a manta ray to me but need a larger photo to be sure… I would say a bat ray but they are common on the eastern coast of the pacific. [southern stingray](http://marinefisheries.org/fish/sostingry.jpg) this one looks like it has the same wing tips. * * * ``` ** ``` SPOTTED EAGLE RAY \*\*Order: Rajiformes Family: Myliobatidae Genus: \*Aetobatus \*Species: _narinari_ \* \*[http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/gallery/descript/seray/ser3.JPG](http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/gallery/descript/seray/ser3.JPG)