what type of flathead is this
Submitted by scottnofish on Fri, 2012-02-24 05:34
caught this a while ago ,went just over 3.5 kgs
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what type of flathead is this
Submitted by scottnofish on Fri, 2012-02-24 05:34
caught this a while ago ,went just over 3.5 kgs |
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Jody
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a very big one
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Faulkner Family
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i have seen them before just
i have seen them before just the name slips my mind. def a big one and i bet it tasted great too.
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Leemo
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bartail? doiesnt look like a
bartail? doiesnt look like a blue spot because of the lack of blue spots hahah
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Wes F
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A BEAUTY FOR SURE
A BEAUTY FOR SURE
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silly
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Nice Flatty!Looks like a blue
Nice Flatty!
Looks like a blue spot to me..
crasny1
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Its got bars on the tail
Hence Bartail, but a massive one.
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ealzee
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I thought the bartails have
I thought the bartails have that yellow and black marking on the tail fins. That is a whopper flat! awesome stuff
kill it??? eat it!!!!
ealzee
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defo a bluespot
kill it??? eat it!!!!
ealzee
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Bartailed flathead
Bartailed flathead
Platycephalus indicus
Other names- none
Frequent misidentifications- yellowtailed flathead
- dusky flathead
- sand flathead.
Description
Distribution- shallow coastal waters and estuaries
- found on mud and sand along the length of the Queensland coast.
Size- 35 cm common length
- 50 cm maximum total length.
Size and bag limits- minimum size 30cm
- combined bag limit of five for all flathead (except dusky flathead).
Further information- Recreational fishing rules and regulations
- Glossary
- Species identification
- Recreational fishing
- Fisheries Act 1994 and Fisheries Regulation 2008
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kill it??? eat it!!!!
ealzee
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Just one for the 'Know It
Just one for the 'Know It All's'
kill it??? eat it!!!!
grantarctic1
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Bigger than mine.
Gee's i thought the one i caught was a monster ( 64cm ) http://fishwrecked.com/image/nice-flathead#comment-394558
But that thing is massive, well done mate . Definately a Bluespot IMO .
Cheers Grant .
Mr x
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Looks like a BIG bluespot
Looks like a BIG bluespot bar tails have the black bars with yellow on tail
championruby
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Bluespot for me. I think the
Bluespot for me. I think the white spots help id it , I havent caught any bar-tails with such bright spots. Stand to be corrected though
rails8291
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Southern blue spotted flathead, from the south coast region
Glenn Moore
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Southern Bluespotted
As seems to be the consensus, this is a Southern Bluespotted Flathead Platycephalus speculator. I know of a few big specimens coming out of the deeper water (40m+). I'd be interested if this was in that sort of depth?
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scottnofish
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around 30 m
was fishing for king george at the time