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Fish ID?

Pappy Jon - 11-2-2015 at 02:44 PM

Anybody know what the odd-ball fish is?



[Edited on 11-2-2015 by Pappy Jon]

chuckie - 11-2-2015 at 02:57 PM

Striper or Wiper...

Tioloco - 11-2-2015 at 05:04 PM

I believe Chuck is correct. But I have only caught those in fresh water ( Colorado River)

bajabuddha - 11-2-2015 at 05:10 PM

They're sand bass, all but the upper right.. most plentiful in the sea; if you can't catch a sand bass, you can't catch a cold. Very good eating, but if you get a 2 lb-er it's a big-un.

Tioloco - 11-2-2015 at 05:12 PM

Buddha, the question was about the oddball. The one that doesn't look like the others.

DaliDali - 11-2-2015 at 05:49 PM

The odd ball is a wavy line grunt.

http://www.mexfish.com/mexico/wavyline-grunt/

The others are leopard grouper or cabrilla (common MX name)

http://www.mexfish.com/mexico/leopard-grouper/

bajabuddha - 11-2-2015 at 05:51 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Tioloco  
Buddha, the question was about the oddball. The one that doesn't look like the others.


E-e-ever since I tuk the Evelin Woodhead sped reedin' korse...

:no:

Pappy Jon - 11-2-2015 at 06:06 PM

Quote: Originally posted by DaliDali  
The odd ball is a wavy line grunt.

http://www.mexfish.com/mexico/wavyline-grunt/

The others are leopard grouper or cabrilla (common MX name)

http://www.mexfish.com/mexico/leopard-grouper/


Thanks. I guessed the others were grouper.

BornFisher - 11-2-2015 at 06:13 PM

The others look like spotted bay bass to me.

vandenberg - 11-2-2015 at 06:41 PM

Juvenile striped bass.

DaliDali - 11-2-2015 at 06:51 PM

Quote: Originally posted by BornFisher  
The others look like spotted bay bass to me.


http://www.mexfish.com/mexico/spotted-sand-bass/

Note the eye on the spotted bass is in line where the lower jaw ends vs the Cabrilla's eye is well forward of the lower jaw end.

Also note the belly on the SBB is more white than the Cabrilla.
And the tail fin on the SBB is rounded, whereas the Cabrilla is more forked.

bajabuddha - 11-2-2015 at 08:13 PM

I looked it up; the group are:

COCHIMI CUCH-CUCHI CABRLLA

....... Just another fuggin' sand bass. :smug:

BornFisher - 11-2-2015 at 08:13 PM

Quote: Originally posted by DaliDali  
Quote: Originally posted by BornFisher  
The others look like spotted bay bass to me.


http://www.mexfish.com/mexico/spotted-sand-bass/

Note the eye on the spotted bass is in line where the lower jaw ends vs the Cabrilla's eye is well forward of the lower jaw end.

Also note the belly on the SBB is more white than the Cabrilla.
And the tail fin on the SBB is rounded, whereas the Cabrilla is more forked.


Well I`m still going with SBB. Caught my share of both. The Cabrilla always looked like a giant Crappie to me. The SBB, more elongated. Judging by the size (14" mas o menos), if these are Leopard Grouper, they sure are small.
If caught in serious structure (big rocks) these are grouper. If caught in sand/rock smooth bottom, and shallow, SBB.

redhilltown - 11-3-2015 at 12:31 AM

I see very small Leopard Grouper and a grunt...but so many names are so confusing as to fish terms.

As we have all caught a "Cabrilla" in Baja...but that could be SO many things!!!