Submitted by factotum4stu t3_1272vp7 in OldSchoolCool
Edge_of_the_Wall t1_jecf5rd wrote
That fish is huge! Anyone know what it is?
peanut--gallery t1_jecigct wrote
I think it’s a goliath grouper.
BigIron53s t1_jed3ti1 wrote
I’d have to second Goliath grouper.
thx1138inator t1_jeeozex wrote
And you ain't gonna catch one like that these days thanks to overfishing.
dbausano t1_jeetmzo wrote
That’s actually not the case anymore. The population has recovered enough that the FWC is issuing a small number of permits that allow limited harvest. There may not be the numbers there once was, but that is improving and there are absolute giants swimming around.
thx1138inator t1_jefa51y wrote
Glad to hear it. But don't tell China!
its_raining_scotch t1_jedxoob wrote
It looks like a black sea bass. They get enormous and it was common 100 years ago to catch ones like that. In CA they had to ban fishing them because they almost went extinct. They’ve made a major comeback though.
ActivityEquivalent69 t1_jef0g1k wrote
Google lens says black sea bass. I'm going with that.
grip_n_Ripper t1_jef2ju8 wrote
Correct. You can still harvest them in Mexican waters.
edkowalski t1_jedbond wrote
It’s closer to the camera than the humans are, largely a trick of perspective
Utnapishtimz t1_jedi1aj wrote
That's a rock cod.
factotum4stu OP t1_jecgcgw wrote
I believe that is a Sun Fish
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