fish i.d please

hey just wondering what this fish is? after it calmed down a little the yellow stipes kind of dissapered and evened out with the brownish colour

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western wirrah?

Mon, 2012-12-31 11:04

Those two big bars behind the eyes make me think it's a western wirrah

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Wirrah

Mon, 2012-12-31 12:28

Yep Wirrah alright, otherwise known as rottnest boots, good for nothing, chuck it back and try for something betta.

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Western wirrah

Mon, 2012-12-31 12:52

Its a western wirrah and while they are a real pain to fillet, they are good eating with lovely white flakey flesh.

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cheers guys. yeah through it

Mon, 2012-12-31 14:22

cheers guys. yeah through it back didnt want to go through the trouble. ended up with a snapper some kgw anyway!