cabazon or sculpon

[Jim Ernst]

i shot this FISH in the channel islands a week ago and have thought and been told it is a cabezon, and though ive never seen one of these colors i have continued to believe it was a cabezon, untill recently i was told it is a sculpin. so can some one give me the run down on it, i have looked in books and still found nothing of these colors. so what is it folks!! thanks for the ID help

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

i shot this FISH in the channel islands a week ago and have thought and been told it is a cabazon, and though ive never seen one of these colors i have continued to believe it was a cabazon, untill recently i was told it is a sculpon. so can some one give me the run down on it, i have looked in books and still found nothing of these colors. so what is it folks!! thanks for the ID help

It's not a cabezon ... which, btw, is a type of sculpin.

This one looks like a Red Irish Lord, or perhaps a scalyhead sculpin, to me ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[PhotoTJ]

Sculpin, not a Cab. A sculpin stuck me in the leg once. Hurt. I ate him. The day was mine!

Nice shot, by the way.

 

[Jim Ernst]

ok thanks, that it is at least of one of the 2 families that i was told . thank you

 

[Jim Ernst]

Sculpin, not a Cab. A sculpin stuck me in the leg once. Hurt. I ate him. The day was mine!

Nice shot, by the way.

thanks very much, sorry one got you , but it sounds like you got the best of him,lol

 

[drbill]

Agree it is not a cabezon. Could be a California spotted scorpionfish or possibly a red Irish lord.

 

[Uncle Pug]

It doesn't have Irish Lord eyes, so I would rule that out.

 

[Jim Ernst]

It doesn't have Irish Lord eyes, so I would rule that out.

i have to agree by the comparison as i double clicked on the pic to enlarge it and the eye dosent look the same!! a mystery fish lol!!

 

[Hyper-limits]

Enophrys bison. Buffalo Sculpin, not sure at 100%

 

[StevenB]

My vote goes to the Calif Scorpionfish based on the spines and cirri around the head. How big is it? Do you have a shot of the rest of the body?

Steve B