Fish id please - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

onetriphudson · 03-05-2011, 01:03 PM

People sometime missidentify Kelp rockfish as Brown rockfish but Kelp rockfish have more light, tan, or sand color mottling then browns, with less reddish brown. They also hang out in shallower water then most other rockfish so they are the most likely rockfish to catch form a pier. I see these all the time as I get a ton of them in my hoops when I'm lobstering in 30 to 40ft of water.

Jim[/QUOTE]

Nice research Jim, the markings around the eye and behind it are identical. The pectoral fins are thicker and have more pronounced bones kind of like a Cabezon, another sign of this fishes natural habitat.

Also, baby calicos only look like small calicos, there is very little juvenile differences. Unlike black seabass that look very different throughout their life stages.

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03-05-2011, 01:03 PM	#12
onetriphudson Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 143	People sometime missidentify Kelp rockfish as Brown rockfish but Kelp rockfish have more light, tan, or sand color mottling then browns, with less reddish brown. They also hang out in shallower water then most other rockfish so they are the most likely rockfish to catch form a pier. I see these all the time as I get a ton of them in my hoops when I'm lobstering in 30 to 40ft of water. Jim[/QUOTE] Nice research Jim, the markings around the eye and behind it are identical. The pectoral fins are thicker and have more pronounced bones kind of like a Cabezon, another sign of this fishes natural habitat. Also, baby calicos only look like small calicos, there is very little juvenile differences. Unlike black seabass that look very different throughout their life stages.