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[*] posted on 6-9-2023 at 04:37 AM
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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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[*] posted on 6-9-2023 at 04:45 AM


Looks like a small cabrilla to me.
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[*] posted on 6-9-2023 at 05:38 AM


https://mexican-fish.com/spotted-cabrilla/

One of four photos on that page:





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[*] posted on 6-9-2023 at 07:55 AM


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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[*] posted on 6-9-2023 at 08:08 AM


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.

They all taste good.





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[*] posted on 6-13-2023 at 04:38 AM


David K got it! Mystery solved :bounce::bounce:
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[*] posted on 6-13-2023 at 09:01 AM


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.

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