knife jaw ( oplegnathus woodwardi )
Submitted by wopjrb on Mon, 2009-04-06 13:55
the kifejaw ( oplegnathus woodwardi ) is found in waters between 50m - 400m deep in the southern half of austrailia, it grows to 48cm in length. knifejaws are most commonly found in the great australian bight.
tailor marc
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Ahhh cheers for that! Wonder
Ahhh cheers for that! Wonder if they are eadible?
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wopjrb
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yeah me to mate try google search on knifejaw
struth, better get a beer then
kaneo
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good eating
good eating
Buz
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Caught an absolute heap of
Caught an absolute heap of these buggers arounds rights bank off cape naturaliste last summer in 25m of water. Put up a good fight on light tackle. Didnt try eating them as i thought they looked to ugly. Haha. Porbably should have tried one. Amazing how their 'beak' of teeth is actually heaps of tiny hexagons joined together rather than one solid beak.
carnarvonite
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Knife jaws
They are a top eating fish,pays to handle them with care as the flesh bruises easily
Buz
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Dammit knew i should have
Dammit knew i should have kept some to eat, arrrgh!
D_DOUSH
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Dont let them grab hold of
Dont let them grab hold of your knuckle either, lost a big chunch of skin and flesh to one when i was a decky on the charters, not called knifejaws for nuthing!!!!!!!
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