I was going to ask if anyone could help with edibility of these but thought why not get off my bum and do it myself - all info from Sea Fishes of Southern Australia and Vic Recreational Fishing Guide (please correct me if I've missed any protected species). In the order they appear:
Edibility is from 1 to 4 stars
Maori Wrasse ** min size 23 cm, bag limit 5 (all wrasse species except bluethroat) Bluethroat Wrasse **, 27 cm, 5 Purple Wrasse, **, 23 cm, 5 (all wrasse) Senator Wrasse, **, 23 cm, 5 (all wrasse) Blue Groper - protected species Bastard Trumpeter, *** Magpie Morwong, **, 23 cm, 5 (all morwong) Banded Morwong, ***, 23 cm, 5 (all morwong) Dusky Morwong, *, 23 cm, 5 (all morwong) Red Morwong, ***, 23 cm, 5 (all morwong) Long-Snouted Boarfish, ***, bag limit 1 (all boarfish) Western Blue Devil, *** Horseshoe Leatherjacket, ***, bag limit 20 (all leatherjackets) Six-spined Leatherjacket, ***, bag limit 20 (all leatherjackets) Yellow-striped Leatherjacket, ***, bag limit 20 (all leatherjackets) Herring Cale, * Shaws Cowfish - poisonous Weedy Seadragon - protected Victorian Scalyfin, ** Sea Sweep, ***, 23 cm, bag limit 10 (all sweep) Butterfly Perch, *** Silver Sweep, ***, 23 cm, bag limit 10 (all sweep)
Other species... some guesswork here due to lack of titling Rosy Wrasse, **, 23 cm, 5 (all wrasse) Old Wife, ** Six-spined Leatherjacket again? (book describes two different forms) ? ? Flounder of some sort, ***, 23 cm, bag limit 20 Flathead of some sort, ***, depends on species Yellowtail Kingfish?, **, 60 cm, 5 ? ? ?
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