Fish ID?

[mcswny]

I have a buddy who’s down in Baja right now. He speared a few fish and he was wondering if I knew what the big one was. I have no clue but offered up to post on the forum.

21” and speared in Bahia De Los Angeles in the sea of Cortez. Any idea?

 

[DerekWhipple]

Looks kind of like a mullet to me, I don't know if they get that big.

 

[Bugmeister]

Atlantic salmon perhaps

 

[Stonedfish]

Does look like a mullet. Perhaps a striped mullet?
SF

 

[mcswny]

Does look like a mullet. Perhaps a striped mullet?
SF

I think we may have a winner with the striped mullet.

Striped Mullet (Mugil Cephalus) average length is 12-30”

 

[Smalma]

The various mullets are typically characterized by having two dorsal fins. I'm only see one in the photo though it does look like a mullet.

 

[Cabezon]

I agree with striped mullet. The first dorsal can retract and become difficult to see, especially with a slightly ventral perspective. You can see this even in live fish in this image. There are other species of mullet in the Sea of Cortez, but the striped mullet has a black spot at the base of the pectoral fin, as in this picture.
Steve

 

[mcswny]

Thanks everyone!

 

[Long_Rod_Silvers]

Yum!!! Good looking trigger.

 

[FishyJere]

Sobalo, locally. The guide would only handle them with a rag as the slime was pretty nasty.