What kind of fish is this...

[Pooworker]

Been surf fishing at san elijo state beach all week and caught this weird guy...never seen it before.

 

[WaterDawg]

Been surf fishing at san elijo state beach View attachment 32453 View attachment 32454 all week and caught this weird guy...never seen it before.

Wow ugly deformed looking thing. I've fished the ocean plenty but no idea what you stumbled into there.

 

[ilovesprig]

I was going to go with juvenile sea trout.....Never heard of a ocean trout in SoCal......The face thing is probably from being bit by a bigger fish or any number of things that cut off his upper lip....Are those teeth?

Are you sure you're not in the Louisana?........lol

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[Pooworker]

Yes those are teeth on the bottom, I don't think it was a deformity because the mouth closed completely. It's like it had a severe under bite.

 

[fish dog]

Maybe a rock wrasse? ...http://www.fishbase.org/photos/ThumbnailsSummary.php?Genus=Halichoeres&Species=semicinctus

...or, here's a good place to search if you don't think that's it...

http://www.fishbase.org/search.php

 

[steveo007]

looks like a duck head croaker, or more than likely a nuclear mutation being your so close to the power plant.

 

[ilovesprig]

Another picture of a spotted sea trout.....With upper mandible.

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[Ahidog]

Definitely a wrasse of some kind cousin to a sheepshead


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[ilovesprig]

Looked at about a 100 wrasse's.....Couldn't find any that looked like that....600 species

.https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...Wrasse&usg=AFQjCNE0zJtWLUY4mV0zLn5j_vAnvpfyvA

 

[TonyS]

Looks like a fish that was hooked and someone decided to jerk it back.

 

[invisible man]

Top lip was definitely ripped off and healed back like that

 

[steveo007]

obviously a chuppa cabra fish

 

[Ahidog]

I think it's this


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[NBK]

Sea Trout.

 

[WaterDawg]

After looking at the pics I'd say wrasse who stuck his nose in the wrong crevice and met Mr. moray eel.

 

[longbowhunter2]

LOL I thought I have seen every thing out there. It ran into something and got away.to live an other day. Weirdest fish I have seen were kelp fish & lizard fish. But I have to admit lingcod are ugly too.

 

[Fallguy]

It's a female Rock Wrasse that had it's upper jaw torn off somehow. Very common shallow water fish here in SoCal.

 

[ilovesprig]

And there you go....Thanks Way