It doesn't look like he still has the fish . . .
Yes! He does! And at this moment I hear a little voice yell, "It's a Halibut!"
Mr. sea lion is re-submerging.
Oh, and here's the source of the little voice! Wow, he's pretty small for someone who recognizes a fish. I checked on the Internet though, and I think he was right. Halibut are flat fish (family of the right-eye flounders) who are white on one side and gray on the other. They are generally gray side up so that when they are on the ocean floor they blend into the darkness and when they are near the surface, the perspective is usually from below so the white blends in with the sunlit surface. Also, they are a favorite dish of sea lions. The name "Halibut" derives from "haly" =holy, because they are eaten on holy days) and butt, meaning flat fish.
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