fishindude: The Barred Surfperch is another name for a Redtail Surfperch (being held), and looks a lot like a Calico Surfperch (on sand):
Orange_Caddis: That is what I thought, but I've caught those in Southern California, and they don't have the barring or the red fin. This has black fins (as opposed to pink or olive with the fish above), and the one red fin. It also had the dark stripes and the oversized eye.
Any other ideas? This has been irritating me for a while now. :/