| basautter 
 
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 Does anyone know what type of fish this is?  It was caught in shallow water near BOLA last fall.  Thanks in advance!
 
 
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 Looks like a small cabrilla to me.
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 https://mexican-fish.com/spotted-cabrilla/
 
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 Seeing that the fish in question has a dark body with white spots (the opposite of a spotted cabrilla pictured above)... how about this:
 
 Pacific Mutton Hamlet, Alphestes immaculatus.
 
   
 
 
 
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 | Quote: Originally posted by basautter  |  | Does anyone know what type of fish this is?  It was caught in shallow water near BOLA last fall.  Thanks in advance! | 
 
 Looks like some type of grouper/sea bass
 
 Sometimes hard to tell them apart.
 
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 David K got it!  Mystery solved
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 You think so? Great!
 Here is more from Mexican-Fish.com:
 
 The Pacific Mutton Hamlet, Alphestes immaculatus, is a member of the Sea Bass or Serranidae Family, and is known in Mexico as guaseta del
Pacifico. Globally, there are three species in the genus Alphestes, and all three are found in Mexican waters, one in the Atlantic and two in
the Pacific Ocean.
 
 See more photos and more details: https://mexican-fish.com/pacific-mutton-hamlet/
 
 
 
 
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