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[*] posted on 12-31-2014 at 11:27 AM
Fish ID question.




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?






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[*] posted on 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]




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[*] posted on 12-31-2014 at 11:33 AM


Is it the Trachinotus Genus?

Or it could be the Stripitious Pacifcoious.





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[*] posted on 12-31-2014 at 11:35 AM


Pompano:P:?::?:



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[*] posted on 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.
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[*] posted on 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.




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[*] posted on 12-31-2014 at 02:29 PM


Do we win anything for a good guess?




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[*] posted on 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]




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[*] posted on 12-31-2014 at 03:38 PM


Trumpet fish or needlefish?
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[*] posted on 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.





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[*] posted on 12-31-2014 at 04:21 PM


This Osprey like them very much. Trumpet fish.



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[*] posted on 12-31-2014 at 04:33 PM


That's a crappie question Roger



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[*] posted on 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.



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[*] posted on 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!




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[*] posted on 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




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[*] posted on 12-31-2014 at 05:20 PM


Here's a question:

Which fish is the trumpet fish most closely related to?

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[*] posted on 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 ?
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[*] posted on 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 ?
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[*] posted on 12-31-2014 at 05:52 PM


The first pic is a golden trevally.





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[*] posted on 12-31-2014 at 06:00 PM


You are right Bob went to my fish book spot on:)
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