Another fish ID please

 Caught this in 10m, and I got a figer spiked very lightly on its dorsal fin which hurts and swelled up the hand for a couple hours - why is that?

 

 

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 Happy moments (rabbit fish) 

Mon, 2013-08-05 10:18

 Happy moments (rabbit fish)

 

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Ahhh the old happy moments

Mon, 2013-08-05 10:20

Ahhh the old happy moments lol

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yep Rabbit fish, venom in

Mon, 2013-08-05 10:22

yep Rabbit fish, venom in spines gives a short(ish) duration of pain and swelling hence nick name happy moments.

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my 11 year old boy decided to

Mon, 2013-08-05 10:38

my 11 year old boy decided to kick one of these back into the water not so long ago. spine went straight under his big toe nail all the way to the end then snapped off. i still cringe just thinking about it. i have never seen him in so much pain. painful lesson to learn how to respect fish, no matter what the species.

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Haha.  Thanks!  I can still

Mon, 2013-08-05 11:59

Haha.  Thanks!  I can still feel the sting. 

 

Next time, I may fry it up with spring onion as a revenge.

http://www.mbsia.org.au/fish_whitespotted_rabbitfish.php

 

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nice looking dish

Mon, 2013-08-05 21:12

nice looking dish

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 They got very little meat

Mon, 2013-08-05 17:24

 They got very little meat but the meat is really tasty. I have eaten it cooked your way and its yummy.

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 i kicked a trumpy once and

Mon, 2013-08-05 20:24

 i kicked a trumpy once and had the spines in me for once it was rediculous

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 Thanks for the heads up. Got

Mon, 2013-08-05 20:55

 Thanks for the heads up. Got one a few trips ago, had no idea what it was. Ill be handling them with way more care from now on.

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