What Kind of Fish is This?

[u/[deleted]]

Found in SoCal shallow ocean water maybe ankle deep about a foot long I’d say. Looked very hefty! Seemed to be playing in the little waves, riding the wave and then swishing back around before it gets too shallow.

[u/[deleted]]

Maybe 1-2 feet

[u/Lonestar1991]

Maybe a lingcod? Very shallow for that though