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carpanglerdude
12-03-2014, 08:26 PM
Probably not a fish commonly caught by anglers, but I've run into this little fish on several snorkeling trips off Laguna and Corona del Mar area.

http://i.imgur.com/WwobGty.jpg
Also, you can see them in one of my snorkeling videos here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPDLruKfsVU (Look at the 0:49 mark, large school of them)

Basically, small yellow/white fish with black stripes.

Thanks!
GhettoBasster
12-03-2014, 08:53 PM
Schooling midshipmen?
Dci4me
12-03-2014, 09:23 PM
Looks like some type of bream. Very similar to scolopsis bilineatus. Member of grunt/sweet lip family of fish.
Marley
12-03-2014, 09:44 PM
Wahoo fry?
GhettoBasster
12-03-2014, 09:54 PM
They may be juvenile croakers. Maybe black croakers?
GhettoBasster
12-03-2014, 10:02 PM
This site has a pic of a juve yfc. Looks pretty close. http://www.marinelifephotography.com/diving/california/fish/fish.htm
Ifishtoolittle
12-03-2014, 10:24 PM
This site has a pic of a juve yfc. Looks pretty close. http://www.marinelifephotography.com/diving/california/fish/fish.htm

I think you're right on dude. I never knew yfcs were striped in their juvi stage.
cutbait
12-04-2014, 04:38 AM
100% largemouth fry
carpanglerdude
12-04-2014, 06:05 AM
This site has a pic of a juve yfc. Looks pretty close. http://www.marinelifephotography.com/diving/california/fish/fish.htm

Hey ding ding ding, we have a winner, great find! I think that's it!
TUNAVIC
12-04-2014, 07:48 AM
Gotta agree with GhettoBasster!

Cya Tuna Vic
GhettoBasster
12-04-2014, 10:15 AM
LOL! This assumes the ID given by the photographer is correct.
smokehound
12-09-2014, 11:01 PM
Indeed those are Umbrina. But actually could be one of several species of umbrina that arent listed in the regulations.. likely U. roncador, though.
flybynight
12-10-2014, 12:34 PM
They have the same kind of fish out here in China Lake, they are called Sand Fish.
smokehound
12-10-2014, 01:50 PM
They have the same kind of fish out here in China Lake, they are called Sand Fish.Nope. You're probably seeing juvenile white bass. yellowfin croakers and their relatives are oceanic, and while they can tolerate brackish water, like nearly all croakers, freshwater will kill them on contact. The only freshwater scianids in the USA are freshwater drums, which are restricted to the mid-east/ eastern states