Fish ID Help

[Jimbo]

We were fishing for kicks with our kids at high tide by the Bass River Bridge on Saturday, seeing how many and different fish we could bring in. 10-12" snappers were the order of the day, but I brought two fish in no one could identify. I've spent this morning searching the net with no luck. Unfortunately no pics as I'm still a 35mm guy and didn't have my camera. These two fish hit a snapper stopper and put up more of a fight than snappers the same size. Basically, the same shape and color as a snapper or maybe shaped like a small amberjack, but the markings were unique. They had a distinct black "V" just forward of the dorsal fin, with darker vertical stripes like on a perch or sheepshead and the edge of the dorsal fin and tips of the tailfins were white. Speculations welcome, I'm baffled. Maybe they got disoriented in a storm or something.