Thornies and Black Cod/Sablefish
A very good friend was driving through and brought by these fantastic, deep-water Central California fish; Longspine Thornyheads (Sebastolobus altivelis) and Black Cod/Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria). They were caught on a commercial vessel, with long-line gear, in nearly 3000 feet of water. These were smaller fish, too small for the market. The thornies remind me a lot of menpache and blackcod/sablefish is the very popular butterfish of Hawaii.
Thornies and Black Cod/Sablefish
A very good friend was driving through and brought by these fantastic, deep-water Central California fish; Longspine Thornyheads (Sebastolobus altivelis) and Black Cod/Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria). They were caught on a commercial vessel, with long-line gear, in nearly 3000 feet of water. These were smaller fish, too small for the market. The thornies remind me a lot of menpache and blackcod/sablefish is the very popular butterfish of Hawaii.