Fish ID?
Submitted by Notorious on Sun, 2017-11-19 20:26
Looped this fella near Rotto today while freediving for crays. Obviously a Flathead of sorts, species type?
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Faulkner Family
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this one could be a deep sea
this one could be a deep sea flathead. the coloration seem to be a bit off tho.
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Tarpon
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Long head flathead ?
Long head flathead ?
daze out
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Spierre
nice fins mate, seen some use by the looks of the wear on the end :)
I love my pair!
Notorious
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Yep - I have given them
Yep - I have given them hell over the last 8 years!
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choc
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we call them a tiger
we call them a tiger flathead
Habanero
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Long Headed Flathead
Darker colour variation , plenty in Geo Bay
Mark_M
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Agree
Leviprora inops
ranmar850
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Also known as a Rock Flathead?
Look like what we used to see among the scattered rocks and kelp when I was ab diving in south oz--you could stab them through the head with an ab iron if you were quick
silly
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Always called them for
Always called them for fringe lipped flathead..
Jadeo
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Was it good on the chew?
Was it good on the chew? Have thrown them back in the past not wanting to sacrifice it if it was shit to eat
Notorious
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unsure - in the freezer
unsure - in the freezer right now
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Jackalchub
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Initially i thought Tassel
Initially i thought Tassel Snouted Flathead, but it looks a bit smooth
Brock O
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Great job with the
Great job with the snare...see a heap of flatties in the river on night dives, just need a gidgy prong.
Notorious
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No gidgy's allowed in the
No gidgy's allowed in the river unfortunately
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Brock O
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Seriously.....never knew
Seriously.....never knew that. cheers
Notorious
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yep, all inland
yep, all inland waterways/estuaries, no handspears or spearguns allowed.
All good :)
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meglodon
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Well there goes the world in a basket
So! what that means that the days of kids walking along in the water near keans point with a gidgie and carbide lamp getting a feed of cobbler, flathead, flounder,mullet and if you where quick a few prawns. Have been banned by some do gooder who is on a crusade. Yes I know about the ban on taking cobbler in the Swan and Canning, that's based on science and is IMO a sound decision, but to ban what has always been a kids right of passage is just rubbish. When did the use of pointed objects banned.
When I was a kid it was something you always looked forward to doing on a Saturday night, along with trapping the water rats at the jetty and surroundings. I suppose that has now been banned as well.
Beam me up scotty the end of the world is nearly upon us.
Glenn Moore
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Long-headed Flathead
I agree, this looks very much like Long-headed Flathead Leviprora inops
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Notorious
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cheers for the ID!
cheers for the ID!
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