Virginia fisherman catches 'extremely rare' blue-mouth fish: 'Wild genetic pigment mutation'
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A man in Bowling Green, Virginia, caught a rare blue-mouth chain pickerel from a private pond in Caroline County. Experts say the fish's coloration is a genetic mutation.
Chain pickerel inhabit various bodies of water in Virginia, though usually, the species has yellow to green scales, the DWR explained in a blog post on Thursday, July 13. John Byrd is keeping his rare blue-mouth chain pickerel catch. (John Byrd/Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources) The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources says a genetic mutation is the cause of John Byrd's blue-mouthed chain pickerel. (John Byrd/Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources) Usual chain pickerel have a coloration that ranges from yellow to green, but the chain pickerel John Byrd caught in Virginia appears to look a shade of blue, visually. (John Byrd/Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources) Cortney Moore is an associate lifestyle writer on the Lifestyle team at Fox News Digital.
Photos of the chain pickerel that Byrd caught show the fish appears to have a vibrant blue mouth while its scales were alternating shades of blue, green and yellow.
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