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Topic: What s your guess?  (Read 4392 times)

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JamesM

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What is this? A juvenile lingcod? Or something else?
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Definitely not a lingcod.
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JamesM

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Definitely not a lingcod.

I'm with ya! But what is it?
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Nolanduke

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lingcod roosterfish mutant? :smt044


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lingcod roosterfish mutant? :smt044

I like your guess.  :smt003
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I should know this one
We have one on display, if I was at work I’d know right where to check 

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Fringehead, no not fringehead maybe a juvenile kelp fish??
« Last Edit: May 13, 2019, 03:01:23 PM by Fish Master1 »
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What is this? A juvenile lingcod? Or something else?
Longspine Combfish?
https://www.fishbase.se/summary/4039?


JamesM

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I should know this one
We have one on display, if I was at work I’d know right where to check 

Kirk Lombard talks about their unique mating ritual in his book

Please let me know Johnny! I sent a note to Monterey Bay Aquarium earlier. Not sure if they will take the question or not.
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Yup, combfish. Rare catch!
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My book classified them in the Family Hexagrammidae and notes that some authors place combfished in Family Zaniolepididae.

NERD FIGHT! lol

Related to greenlings and lingcod at any rate. Cool catch!
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It’s a FISH !! Did I win?  :smt044

That’s awesome you caught something that is considered rare, and not contagious!


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