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cabezon

(ˈkæbɪzɒn) or

cabezone

n
(Animals) a large food fish, Scorpaenichthys marmoratus, of North American Pacific coastal waters, having greenish flesh: family Cottidae (bullheads and sea scorpions)
[Spanish, from cabeza head, ultimately from Latin caput]
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Ken Gobalet at CSU Bakersfield inspected a sample of fish bones showing that fish consumed at the Market Street Chinatown included local freshwater species (pike, Sacramento blackfish, Sacramento sucker, and Sacramento perch), marine species of northern California (cabezone) and southern California (sheephead, senorita, and ocean whitefish), exotic species likely from Asia (drumfish), and a number of taxa found in multiple climates (houndsharks, carp, toadfish, kelpfish, rockfish, chub mackerel, and sea bass).
The location on the west side of the harbor, near Harbor Boulevard and Cabezone Circle, provides water views, easy parking and access to harbor restaurants and parks.