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A 15-year-old boy was fishing on the Tennessee River with a fishing guide when he caught a rare white varieties of blue catfish.
Edwards Talmiants attracted not only rare fish, but also social media impressed by the rare discoveries.
White variants are similar to albino in that they are caused by a very rare recessive gene and lack most of the pigmentation of that color. However, according to Fox Chattanooga, the white varieties do not have the pink eyes that are characteristic of albino.
The teenager was fishing with Captain Richard Sims, a guide who is an outdoor writer for NewsChannel9.com.
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“We were shocked when we saw it,” Sims told Fox Chattanooga. “Of course, I could see it in the clear water before actually getting on the boat. We were very excited and nervous and almost talked until Edwards finally led the fish to the net. I could not do it.”
The Sims posted on Facebook about the rare and other fish they caught that day. It didn’t take long for white catfish to get infected with the virus within the fishing community.
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Albino and white varieties of catfish are sometimes caught nationwide, but it is unusual for fishermen to get them involved.
“Edwards may catch catfish for the rest of his life and may never catch or even see such another fish,” Sims said. “I’m 67 years old. I’ve literally tens of thousands of catfish on a boat for years, and this was the first time I met in person.”
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Number of Social media users He forced Sims to do what was done with the fish, but later revealed that it had been thrown back into the water.
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But even if he chooses to keep fish, taxi der mists cannot mount catfish because their skin is fragile. Edwards’ father, Jeff, said he was going to make a replica mount.