If I understand you correctly, it sounds like the adipose was cut partially through, but not off, and was healed. If that is the case, sounds to me like an imperfectly cut adipose. We had a discussion on that earlier this year.

A cut and healed adipose is a cut and healed adipose. That's a hatchery fish. It may not be a hatchery fish that is legal to keep, depending on the interpretation of the regulations that day. But adiposes just don't get cut in the wild. If I wanted to keep a fish, I'd bonk that one. But I have a temperment that is willing to argue in court.