Fish id?
Submitted by hookedacookey on Wed, 2016-02-10 06:37
Caught this in about 35 metres off mindarie yesterday
any ideas what it is? Was thinking morwong? Was about 60 cms
thanks
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Codhead
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?Painted Sweetlip
If so seriously not good eating
The gods do not deduct from mans allotted span the hours spent in fishing
Tarpon
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Agreed Painted sweetlip
Agreed
Painted sweetlip
sea-kem
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Love the West!
hookedacookey
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Was released due to being
Was released due to being unknown. Sounded around in beautiful conditions for a few good fish even managed a few tuna on the troll which was fun
carnarvonite
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Brown Sweetlips
First thoughts were a brown sweetlips then after looking further decided on a Paddletail
Sam_Wood
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Slatey Bream?
Slatey Bream?
"Life is Hard, it is even harder if you are stupid,"
Perry Home
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Hey Carnarvonite
Can you point out the difference between the two species which led you from one to the other please. Damn nice looking specimen whatever it is. Cheers Perry
carnarvonite
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Mistake
Looking back I have picked the wrong one that doesn't even resemble a paddletail, fingermark seaperch yes , maybe one should wear his specs appeal when making these statements.
The fingermark is plate 43 /9 and the paddletail is 43 / 8 in Gerry Allens Sea Fishes of Tropical Australia and South East Asia and the brown sweetlips is on plate 45 / 5