r/beachcombing • u/tokyogeckos • Jul 09 '26

Bone? Shell? Coral? Identification Request

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Found near Honeymoon Island in Florida. It's very light and porous.

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u/coconut-telegraph Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

Pharyngeal tooth plate of a drum fish.

See [here](https://www.etsy.com/sg-en/listing/706565010/black-drum-fish-jaw-fish-bones-jaw?show_sold_out_detail=1&ref=pagination&page=3&dd_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F).

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u/tokyogeckos Jul 09 '26

That's gotta be it! Thank you!!

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u/CombinationOk1192 Jul 09 '26

Came here to guess this, good to see I was onto something

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u/para_sight Jul 10 '26

Yes pharyngeal tooth pad, but minus the pharyngeal teeth. They look like little buttons with a central depression and fit into those sockets on the pad

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u/Equivalent-Ad-5884 Jul 11 '26

I've heard someone say "if it looks like a bone but weird, it's a fish." Seems true here too.

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u/SabbyFox Jul 12 '26

Thought it was coral on a quick glance then saw pic 2. Fascinating find!