Fish ID Please
Submitted by scere_182 on Fri, 2009-05-29 19:19
Fish ID Please
Caught from the beach down Whitehills.
TIA
Rob
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flangies
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Salmon =P Looks like some
Salmon =P
Looks like some kind of cod but i have certainly never seen one of those fish before lol
Ollie
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look's like either a
look's like either a scorpion fish or a gurnard of some sort
Paul G
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Spot on Ollie don't get
Spot on Ollie don't get stung
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carnarvonite
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Gurnard
Can give you a nasty sting.Some people reckon they are good eating but not worth the risk IMO for the amount of meat you get off one so I just cut them off and let them have the hook
mako magic
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gurnard
definately a gurnard, very good eating, often referred to as the poor mans lobster, but personally not worth the effort, get spiked by it and your going to know about it for a longgggggggggg time afterwards
GrahamM
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Deffenatly not a scorpion
Deffenatly not a scorpion fish
scottscurious
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i just googled Red gurnard
i just googled Red gurnard Perch and reef ocean perch on the images, some look pretty close
scere_182
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cheers guys at first while
cheers guys
at first while down there i thought it was a fortescue of some sort.... but didnt have a clue so didnt tempt fate by touching it or eating it.
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eddie
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yeah, i've been stung by
yeah, i've been stung by them...not cool! never knew the exact species though.
joe amato
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scopion cod
i call them scorpion cods,thats what somebody told me years ago
Blank Cheque
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Gurnard
Common in the area however usally out a little deeper. That one looks like it has come off weedy ground they change to a red when out there on coral. Good thick fillet of white flesh. They always cop a belt over the head with the woddy prior to me unhooking them.
Its a little late to head home early
jersey
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Just In case
I agree,its a Gurnard,and also they do give a somewhat painful sting to the unwary.if you or crew are stung(spinned)then any hot water eve tea or coffee as long as it is hot put your finger or hand in and this will help relieve the pain,I do not thing they will kill you but I can vouch for it hurting for a while,hot water is the trick with most fish type spines /stings,better not to get stung though as I like my coffee hot and unfingerd,I know were some of you people stick
them jersey