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Old 08-20-2020, 09:11 AM   #1
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anatomical quiz #1

Which common ocean fish carries these bones? Size is ¾ inch.

Maybe too tough for fishermen... Are there any ichthyologists around here?
Answer coming by the end of the week.
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Old 08-20-2020, 11:37 AM   #2
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Is it cheek bone of halibut?
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Old 08-20-2020, 12:04 PM   #3
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Is it cheek bone of halibut?
well...at ¾ inch size, got to be a hell of a halibut
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Old 08-20-2020, 12:44 PM   #4
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something from the head of a spotfin croaker
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Old 08-20-2020, 03:56 PM   #5
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Appears to be an eye socket.

Hmmmm...
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Old 08-20-2020, 05:11 PM   #6
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Sheep's head is my guess...
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Old 08-20-2020, 08:06 PM   #7
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My guess is WSB. Was definitely a guess, before I logged in and saw the picture.
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Old 08-21-2020, 06:42 AM   #8
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Sheep's head is my guess...
Providing it is a fish caught in California, it cannot be sheep's head.

Since the sheepshead [with (s)] is from Atlantic ocean.

However, sheephead [no (s)] is a possibility.
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Old 08-21-2020, 10:46 AM   #9
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💡 hint: the fish is around 16 inch long. Bones are obviously from the head, but not eye sockets. It's not a beach/surf type of fish like croaker, corbina, perch. And none of the guesses above ...
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Old 08-21-2020, 11:14 AM   #10
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Barracuda otoliths🤞🏻
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Old 08-21-2020, 12:51 PM   #11
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Old 08-21-2020, 02:23 PM   #13
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Old 08-21-2020, 09:47 PM   #14
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Old 08-22-2020, 07:01 PM   #15
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Answer

and the mystery fish is ... CALICO BASS.
Found the bones after steaming the heads in a pressure cooker, preparing fish soup. Amazing how many intricate little bones are hiding under the helmet. 🦴🦴🦴
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Old 08-25-2020, 03:52 PM   #16
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guess I was closest

did you know what part of the calico head they came from exactly? I guess somebody could dissect one!
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