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Old 05-09-2020, 08:03 PM   #1
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Help identify this fish

Hi please help identify this fish thank you. Baby Halibut? No teeth at all. Caught while fishing for rockfish about 2 miles from Long Beach break wall.
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Old 05-09-2020, 10:42 PM   #2
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Pacific Sand Dab, maybe a Speckled Sand Dab
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Old 05-10-2020, 06:13 AM   #3
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Bigmouth sole!
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Old 05-10-2020, 07:41 AM   #4
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Pacific Sand Dab, maybe a Speckled Sand Dab
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Old 05-10-2020, 09:17 AM   #5
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Dabs vs. Butts

No Teeth on Sand Dabs
A rounded tail on the Dabs
A straight lateral line on the Sole/Sand Dabs...the Halibut has that hook or bend in the upper part of the line...
Here are a couple of screen grabs from my last FHS seminar...
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Old 05-10-2020, 09:39 AM   #6
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Bigmouth sole!
I would trust Ben's ID more than mine
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Old 05-10-2020, 10:11 AM   #7
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The list of left-eyed flounders is pretty short. The only one not on this page of my book is fantail sole. The big mouth, symmetric body spots, body shape, and size all point to bigmouth.

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Old 05-10-2020, 12:55 PM   #8
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Thanks

Thanks guys I wasn't sure so let him go and let him grow.
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Old 05-10-2020, 01:07 PM   #9
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You did the best thing by releasing it.

When in doubt of positive ID, the fish should be released.

It does very much look like a sand dab.
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Old 05-10-2020, 01:54 PM   #10
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Thanks guys I wasn't sure so let him go and let him grow.
I think he provably was grown.
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Old 05-11-2020, 05:52 AM   #11
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