#catfish skull

[shadyufo]

Found a partial skull from a whopper catfish at the creek the other day. No way a fish this big could have survived in this small of a creek so he was likely swept out of a pond during one of the big floods earlier this year. Same for that partial skull from a giant grass carp I found down there a few months ago. Wonder if they came out of the same pond?

[skelelegs]

Caption after the fact: This is a portion of a catfish skull.

[skelelegs]

5) Favorite object in your collection?

This is a super hard question because I'm indecisive and also fond of all my bits and bobs near equally. BUT this big catfish has to be in my top 10. There is more to the skull than in the picture but yeah... Haven't actually gotten up the willpower to try to put it together. Worried I'll ruin it.

Coyote skull for comparison. Catfish skull top is just shy of 12 inches.