r/whatsthisfish • u/Temporary_Good_2190 • Sep 03 '24

What is this thing Identified, high confidence

Caught bottom fishing in about 50 foot of water. It looks like a big sculpin, but I don’t think sculpins get that big

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Cabezon! They are in fact a big ol sculpin. Taste pretty good, the eggs are toxic though so don't eat those.

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u/No_Wishbone_799 Sep 03 '24

Rock fish

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u/Demented-Tanker21 Sep 04 '24

That's what we called them. We are being down voted.

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u/buttspider69 Sep 04 '24

Rockfish in the genus Sebastes are completely different than sculpin (a superfamily including many families), no matter what you called them

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u/Terrible-Specific192 Sep 04 '24

I , erroneously, thought Rock Cod.

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u/skilled4dathrill39 Sep 04 '24

How dare you!

Boo! A boo to you sir!

BOO!