Gonzaga Bay/Las Encantadas report

[rossman]

Originally Posted by walrus

"now can you tell the difference between an orange mouth corvina and a Totuava"





The Totuava can be confused with other Croakers including the Orangemouth Corvina, the Shortfin Corvina,and the Yellowtail Corvinai.



If in doubt, these croakers have pectoral fins that are equal or shorter in length than their pelvic fins. Totuava have pectoral fins longer in length than their pelvic fin.

FYI, and clarity:

The pectoral fin is located on the side behind the gill plate, the pelvic fin on the bottom of the fish behind the gill plate but in front of the anal opening.

However, if the fish is 50 lbs, you only have to decide between WSB and Totuaba

[Zed]

Bzzzt. From John Snow and mexfish.com

The Orangemouth Corvinas are found demersal over sandy bottoms in estuaries, open bays, and coastal waters at depths up to 165 feet. They reach a maximum length of 90 cm (35 inches) and weight of 24 kg (54 pounds). They feed on small fish and shrimp. They are found in all Mexican waters of the Pacific except north of Guerrero Negro along the northern coast of Baja and south of Acapulco on the mainland.

A 35in 50# fish is freakin obese.

[Zed]

Fishbase is more realistic in length w 129cm and 24.6kg for orangemouth.