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What fish is this?

Basil

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I think this is an Osprey eating a fish. Snapped this last year at Point Loma near San Diego. This fellow was sitting up on a street light eating some sort of fish with a long, pointy snout.

Anyone know what kind of fish is being had for dinner?

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Houndfish or needlefish. Not the best view to tell for sure, but the apparent width of the bill seems like a houndfish.
Bob
 
Houndfish or needlefish. Not the best view to tell for sure, but the apparent width of the bill seems like a houndfish.
Bob
Looking it up based on your suggestion, I think hound fish/ California Needle fish (which apparently is quite common in the waters around San Diego when this was shot).
 
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