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Author: | j.bizzle [ 07 Apr 2011, 15:06 ] |
Post subject: | fish ID help |
Saw a fish the other day which was quite rounded at the back with semi circular pattern on it. very dark bluey colour and the lines were whitish/very pale blue. Think juvenile emperor angelfish but in temperate water. was in the bay, around a rocky weedy reef. cheers |
Author: | golly [ 07 Apr 2011, 15:38 ] |
Post subject: | Re: fish ID help |
moonlighter fish perhaps. |
Author: | Kurt [ 07 Apr 2011, 16:10 ] |
Post subject: | Re: fish ID help |
picture to help, along these lines? |
Author: | tomfraser [ 07 Apr 2011, 20:01 ] |
Post subject: | Re: fish ID help |
Or scalyfin? |
Author: | j.bizzle [ 07 Apr 2011, 22:20 ] |
Post subject: | Re: fish ID help |
Moonlighter! thats the one, thanks guys! |
Author: | nas01 [ 09 Apr 2011, 09:14 ] |
Post subject: | Re: fish ID help |
there good eating mate, just not much on them. |
Author: | j.bizzle [ 09 Apr 2011, 14:28 ] |
Post subject: | Re: fish ID help |
Are they really?? I was about to take that as sarcasm when i came across this: "The Moonlighter is not targeted by most anglers, but is taken by some spear fishers in southern Australia" http://www.reefwatch.asn.au/pages/bin/v ... CORPIDINAE |
Author: | Kurt [ 09 Apr 2011, 17:06 ] |
Post subject: | Re: fish ID help |
Yes people do eat them, you can find a decent size one here and there. |
Author: | Watto [ 10 May 2011, 14:05 ] |
Post subject: | Re: fish ID help |
It wasnt at black rock by any chance |
Author: | Rhino [ 11 May 2011, 10:25 ] |
Post subject: | Re: fish ID help |
Unless it's massive your not gonna get f'all meat off it, I reckon your time would be better spent shooting something filletable! I don't know anyone who targets em for the table! |
Author: | ozdog [ 11 May 2011, 11:31 ] |
Post subject: | Re: fish ID help |
same family as a sea sweep i think. |
Author: | Greg [ 11 May 2011, 12:59 ] |
Post subject: | Re: fish ID help |
ozdog wrote: same family as a sea sweep i think. Yep, closely related to the drummers. |
Author: | Jaws [ 11 May 2011, 13:59 ] |
Post subject: | Re: fish ID help |
I ate something similar to that is Samoa. Pretty tasty, but true to there being f all meat on them. No chance of getting a fillet off, I just cut the fins off and chucked them in the pan whole. Wouldn't bother again. |
Author: | j.bizzle [ 12 May 2011, 13:25 ] |
Post subject: | Re: fish ID help |
Watto wrote: It wasnt at black rock by any chance haha indeed it was |
Author: | Watto [ 12 May 2011, 16:28 ] |
Post subject: | Re: fish ID help |
i no the fish u speak of, its big for a moonighter but not big enough! thoe it does like to be fed! |
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