BajaNomad - Fish ID question.

Fish ID question.

Pompano - 12-31-2014 at 11:27 AM

Well, if we've not out fishing, at least we can have a fish guessing moment.

This is my long-time Baja amigo, Johnny Tequila, with a nice fish he free-dove on and speared with his Hawaiian sling. He wanted to show it to me. Upon my advice, he nailed it in a tiny little bay within Coyote Bay (Bay of Conception). I called that little bay, Pompano Cove. I named the cove after my boat.

When we wanted a fresh fish dinner, that bay was the nearest and quickest to get it done fast. Just a half-mile from mi casa. Like having your own neighborhood fish market.

These fish reach a max. length of 48 inches, can be found in deep water lagoons, and feed mostly on small fishes, crustaceans, and squid. Both in Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, having transmitted to the Pacific via Panama Canal. Like I said, they are superb table fare. They are a formidable opponent and head straight for the bottom when hooked.

Can you Name This Fish?

Tick-tock, tick-tock......this might be too easy?

monoloco - 12-31-2014 at 11:33 AM

It looks like some sort of trevally, maybe a giant or a golden?

[Edited on 12-31-2014 by monoloco]

Howard - 12-31-2014 at 11:33 AM

Is it the Trachinotus Genus?

Or it could be the Stripitious Pacifcoious.

vandenberg - 12-31-2014 at 11:35 AM

Pompano

larryC - 12-31-2014 at 12:59 PM

I call them Barred Pargo but I have no idea what the scientific name is. That is a very nice one. Really good eating.
Larry

Pompano - 12-31-2014 at 02:18 PM

Ding! I'm Late. Time's Up.

Excuse me for not replying sooner. But then, I was still busy with fishy things. I was cooking, then eating a delicious king salmon steak, Parmesan-spinach orzo pilaf, a great tossed salad. Forget the whites, I like pinot noir. Don't forget the lemon wedge.

The correct answer to the fish ID question is...monoloco. The fish is indeed a Golden Trevally.

Not a pompano, Howard and Vandenburg...but good guesses, nevertheless.

And not a barred pargo, larryC. I think these trevally (a member of the Jack family) are much tastier.

But here's a photo of a barred pargo for your comparison. Close (kinda), but no cigar.

Congratulations, monoloco. Perhaps you have caught a few.

Howard - 12-31-2014 at 02:29 PM

Do we win anything for a good guess?

Pompano - 12-31-2014 at 03:14 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Howard

Do we win anything for a good guess?

Yes, you do. Your prize is another guess at...

What Kind of Fish is This?

My amigo, Mateo, caught this in the Straits of Conception Bay while trolling a small feather behind his sailboat, Gale.

The winner of this oddball fish ID will win your choice of ...

A boat sandwich...

...or..

some ..ah, hmm...'beer'...

[Edited on 12-31-2014 by Pompano]

24baja - 12-31-2014 at 03:38 PM

Trumpet fish or needlefish?

Pompano - 12-31-2014 at 04:08 PM

Quote: Originally posted by 24baja

Trumpet fish or needlefish?

Trumpetfish is correcto. This is too easy.

I'll try this one.

Caught at Lake of the Woods, Mn/Ontario.

BigOly - 12-31-2014 at 04:21 PM

This Osprey like them very much. Trumpet fish.

durrelllrobert - 12-31-2014 at 04:33 PM

That's a crappie question Roger

Pompano - 12-31-2014 at 04:35 PM

BigOly, you too are certainly correct,...and those are great images of a trumpetfish being made into lunch.

Pompano - 12-31-2014 at 04:37 PM

Quote: Originally posted by durrelllrobert

That's a crappie question Roger

YES...crappies it is, Bob. (Good eating in cold, cold waters)

I can see I will have to dig deeper into my photo library to make these a bit harder. There are SO many experts on Nomads!

durrelllrobert - 12-31-2014 at 04:53 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Pompano

Quote: Originally posted by durrelllrobert

That's a crappie question Roger

YES...crappies it is, Bob. (Good eating in cold, cold waters)

I can see I will have to dig deeper into my photo library to make these a bit harder. There are SO many experts on Nomads!

As a child I spent many summers at my grandmothers place in Ely, MN and fished the Boundry Waters. Even though the target was always Walleyes or Northerns all I ever seemed to catch were them crappies

Skipjack Joe - 12-31-2014 at 05:20 PM

Here's a question:

Which fish is the trumpet fish most closely related to?

freediverbrian - 12-31-2014 at 05:43 PM

I don't know what the fish is in the first pic, but is not not a pargo . The fish in question has a fork tail, the pargo in the ID pic has a fan tail not the same fish.
The first fish a pelagic not a reef fish like a pargo . Some kind of jack ?

freediverbrian - 12-31-2014 at 05:46 PM

I don't know what the fish is in the first pic, but is not not a pargo . The fish in question has a fork tail, the pargo in the ID pic has a fan tail not the same fish.
The first fish a pelagic not a reef fish like a pargo . Some kind of jack ?

Bob53 - 12-31-2014 at 05:52 PM

The first pic is a golden trevally.

freediverbrian - 12-31-2014 at 06:00 PM

You are right Bob went to my fish book spot on

Pompano - 12-31-2014 at 07:16 PM

Igor, I'll bite and stay musical. Nope, not a Drum, or a Shovelnose Guitarfish, but how about a Coronet fish?

Bob53 and freediverbrian...?? That quiz has been answered. You guys are about 10 posts behind. Take a look.

And Happy New Year!! in advance. I doubt I'll stay up until the ball drops in Times Square.

edit ... But I did just that.

[Edited on 1-1-2015 by Pompano]