Santiago
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Weird bass
Gene Kira on this week's report (www.mexfish.com) reports this bassy-looking fish caught at Rocky Point last week. What is it???
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my fish book says it's a Panama Graysby
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BMG
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Looks to me like a Barred Sand Bass.
I think the world is run by C- students.
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Hook
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I agree, BMG. dont understand the perceived confusion. It looks like a barred sand bass with more prominent markings than most. That third dorsal
spine is the real giveaway. Looks to have some "cabrilla" in the gene pool based on the gold spots.
This fish probably lived in an area of sand mixed with some dark volcanic rocks.
[Edited on 3-10-2008 by Hook]
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Osprey
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Page 4, Fishes of The Pacific Coast by Gar Goodson
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Osprey
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Ooops, page 5 shows a Barred Sand Bass and the tail, dorsal show that to be the fish. my bad, it's early down here.
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Skipjack Joe
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goldspotted sand bass
a variant of it. Paralabrax auroguttatus. That's my guess.
http://mexfish.com/fish/gspotbas/gspotbas.htm
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That's an easy one. I'd say it's a dead fish.
(sorry, no diet coke for me yet this morning)
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Spotted Bay Bass ?
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Taco de Baja
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Maybe a spotted sand bass Paralabrax maculatofasciatus ??? or a hybrid between a spotted sand bass and a barred sand bass Paralabrix
nebulifer ???...Especially since the spotted sand bass is supposed to be spotted all over....
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ric
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Hey guys, my buddy Mike caught that fish and I have caught quite a few of them over the years fishing out of puerto penasco. They are found in
the exact same depth range and areas as the goldspotted bass but i have never picked one up shallower than 200 ft deep. They have many similarities
to goldspots and spotted bay bass but do not look exactly like either. My guess is a hybrid between a goldspot and either a pinto cabrilla or
spotted bay bass. I would be curious to know if these species are closely related enough to cross breed and create a hybrid. If you look at the
picture and notice the spots right around the tail, it looks like the spots are pretty big which makes me believe it is more likely a cross between a
goldspot and pinto vs the spotted bay bass. We catch quite a few panama graysby's around puerto penasco and it is definately not one of those.
Ric
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