Fish ID

Can anyone id this fish caught off Busselton coral bottom.

 

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Old boot

Tue, 2013-06-25 09:52

Its a Wirrah but dont know the exact species. Taste YUM (NOT)

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 Gold spot sweet lip?

Tue, 2013-06-25 09:56

 Gold spot sweet lip?

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 Gold spot sweet lip catch

Tue, 2013-06-25 10:42

 Gold spot sweet lip 

catch heaps up north here

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Yep

Tue, 2013-06-25 11:13

Gold spot sweetlip, probably the most asked for id on the site.

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carnarvonite

Tue, 2013-06-25 13:32

Do these occur that far down south? I thought they were a northern species but certainly I dont know for certain.

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yep

Tue, 2013-06-25 13:52

I've seen them diving in Albany.

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Thanks for that info. You

Tue, 2013-06-25 13:54

Thanks for that info. You learn something new everyday.

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South

Tue, 2013-06-25 15:58

Surprisingly I haven't caught one up here for years and have got heaps down as far as Augusta

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I catch a s..tload of them up

Fri, 2013-06-28 15:32

I catch a s..tload of them up towards 9 mile...  mainly at night chasing Spanglies!!!  ;-)

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Gold spot Sweetlip

Tue, 2013-06-25 13:43

Certainly is - caught one myself just of rotto, was a good little fight.

 

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Perhaps

Tue, 2013-06-25 17:07

there should be a sticky thread for the common fish ID's. Gold Spot Sweetlip, Wirrah, Sand Bass etc.

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Yep. Agree.Could also add

Tue, 2013-06-25 17:32

Yep. Agree.

Could also add western butterfish, brownspotted wrasse, yellowtail grunter, western blue devil, and sea trumpeter. They seem to come up about once a week.

Or put a link to the Fishwreckedapedia somewhere more prominent (and in the Fish ID forum). Calling it something a little more descreptive (ie. Fishwrecked FIsh ID Guide) might help too, as who the hell knows what a fishwreckapedia is lol.

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Fish Identification Guide

Wed, 2013-06-26 23:54

Fish Identification Guide is under Strike Zone in the left hand margin.

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Thanks for the ID.

Fri, 2013-06-28 05:52

Thanks for the ID.