I don't think this is a scale, it looks an awful lot like an otolith, which is a calcium carbonate buildup from inside a fishes head. These are often used by biologists to age a fish similar to counting rings on a tree.
I still don't know what species would have one shaped like that but it may help you to look in better places to identify it.
How far northwest? If close enough to lake Superior, maybe a lake whitefish. If not very close to lake Superior or other deep lakes, possibly a white sucker or quillback, which I grew up calling a sheepshead.
Scroll through this and you can check out the whiter fish with larger scales.
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WhaleScenery@lemmy.world · 48 pts · 2y
The only fish I can think of that might’ve dropped the Bic is a smoked haddock.
sagrotan@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Bic fish
tallwookie@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
Kyrgizion@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 2y
King_Bob_IV@startrek.website · 14 pts · 2y
I don't think this is a scale, it looks an awful lot like an otolith, which is a calcium carbonate buildup from inside a fishes head. These are often used by biologists to age a fish similar to counting rings on a tree.
I still don't know what species would have one shaped like that but it may help you to look in better places to identify it.
Jerb322@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
It has a socket at the left side. Like a ball in socket joint.
anubis119@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
The only one I can think of that is capable of that much inflation is a puffer fish.
intensely_human@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
The Kirby of the underwater world
Jerb322@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
Here are more bones. But I don't think that they are all from the same fish.
pastermil@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 2y
That is some bic fish
pezmaker@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 2y
How far northwest? If close enough to lake Superior, maybe a lake whitefish. If not very close to lake Superior or other deep lakes, possibly a white sucker or quillback, which I grew up calling a sheepshead.
Scroll through this and you can check out the whiter fish with larger scales.
Jerb322@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Spooner
intensely_human@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
What should we call this one then?
I dunno, how Lake Whitefish?
Well, I guess that’s the name then
Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Trout or yellow perch?
Stupidly hard to tell.
intensely_human@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y
Nice try, FBI
Jerb322@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Don't know if it's enough to go on, but I figured I'd see...