This Pigeon Guillemot clutched a fish in its beak for a long time, I think a Anoplarchus purpurescens (High Cockscomb).
Two carapaces found washed ashore along this segment of beach
Found alive in the sand, just above the water line
This fish was washed up on the sandbar. Any suggestions as to what it could be? The Seek app says it is a Pumpkinseed fish, but I don’t see how that could be true. Pumpkinseed fishes aren’t found on the ocean. They live in lakes, right?