Funny looking sturgeon

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While fishin for sturgeon a friend of mine caught these in his net. The hazards of tortoise keepin
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Who can id them ?
 

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Ouachita Map Turtle, Graptemys ouachitensis :)
 

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Right, you get all expense paid trip at 4 am on the Mississippi on a cold rainy day. Wowwee LOL. I'm waiting for the 60 lb alligator snapper to be brought to me. Yippee
 

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They look a little like my little boy :D

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Macheteslaststep said:
They look a little like my little boy :D
Is your little guy a black knobbed or ringed map? We don't get these up here on the Upper Mississippi.
 

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Itort said:
Macheteslaststep said:
They look a little like my little boy :D
Is your little guy a black knobbed or ringed map? We don't get these up here on the Upper Mississippi.

I actually don't know what he is. I always thought he was a Mississippi Map, but I've been told Ouchita and Black knobbed also. I wish someone knew for sure. I'm in Jersey and found him as a hatchling on the rocks of the Delaware river at low tide. I knew he didn't belong there. I also assume it's a he because his tail is getting really long and thick, he's only 4 inches though. I've had him 2 years and he's contantly shedding his scutes still. That's why he looks like he's ringed in the picture. But he's not.
 

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I think what you've got is black nobbed map. Definetly not native to New Jersey
 
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