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Techtito
08-05-2013, 10:11 AM
Caught this fish off Anacapa Island yesterday. Can anyone Identify it? Went out with two boats. Pulled in 4 Ghost and couple of Rock Fish...Weather was calm and over cast.
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LbcLakers
08-05-2013, 10:18 AM
some guy caught one in rainbow harbor about a month ago but I don't know what it is.
youronecastshort
08-05-2013, 10:29 AM
Midshipman (we need a fish I'd section this comes up about once a month especially with this fish)
Techtito
08-05-2013, 10:41 AM
Kool...Thanks alot!!
DarkShadow
08-05-2013, 10:44 AM
Squawfish?
Techtito
08-05-2013, 10:48 AM
http://www.pugetsoundsealife.com/puget_sound_sea_life/Plainfin_Midshipman.html
City Dad
08-05-2013, 10:51 AM
maxillary looks like sarcastic fringe-head to me.
Techtito
08-05-2013, 11:16 AM
maxillary looks like sarcastic fringe-head to me.
He did have those yellow lips...
Techtito
08-05-2013, 11:17 AM
Does look like this....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjexNXJYblQ
youronecastshort
08-05-2013, 11:24 AM
Yeah it looks a lot like the fringehead after seeing the video
DarkShadow
08-05-2013, 01:16 PM
maxillary looks like sarcastic fringe-head to me.
What's so sarcastic about it?
Techtito
08-05-2013, 02:16 PM
What's so sarcastic about it?
Supposedly because of its aggressive territorial behavior
DarkShadow
08-05-2013, 02:33 PM
Supposedly because of its aggressive territorial behavior
Ahh, yes. Makes sense.