Coral Bay July 25
Submitted by Ericl on Fri, 2025-07-18 14:13
Hi
ID Please. Caught by my Grandson today in 100 metres off Coral Bay
Thanks
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OOH YEH
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Chinaman cod
Also known as a Charlie court eating wise 4 out of 5 by Recfishwest free app for all Western Australia fish
Ericl
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Thanks OOH YEH
I dont think that is a charlie court. I dont think Charlie Court have spots ?. Cheers
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Yewiefish85
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I'm assuming this was on Sea
I'm assuming this was on Sea force?, they didn't know what type of cod?
My money is on yellow spotted rock cod
https://www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au/Home/Seafood/Species-Information/List/yellowspotted-rockcod
Ericl
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Sea Force
Was Seaforce. They said a Dusky Tailed Groper but That doesn't look correct to me ?
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Mark_M
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Dusky
definitely a dusky Eric, aka Bleek Cod..long way south
see this pic.
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/c1d9060b-1847-4a27-963c-dc889c086904#:~:text=Epinephelus%20bleekeri%20:%20Duskytail%20Grouper%20%7C%20Atlas%20of%20Living%20Australia.
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It's a gold spot cod. Very
It's a gold spot cod. Very nice eating. Sandy got on on our last trip out of hedland .
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Yewiefish85
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Sorry Russ, definitely not a
Sorry Russ, definitely not a gold spot cod, dead give away is gold spot cod have a convex (rounded) tail compared to the photo, truncate (square) tail
Ericl
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Thanks Mark_M
Cheers
Northern species are definitely getting further and further south
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Mark_M
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Welcome
You can record your grandson's capture on that site I posted above.
Scroll over to the locations map on the right of the page and look for the "record a sighting" link just below.
Helps improve knowledge of species movement.