Another funky fish
Submitted by Bodie on Mon, 2013-06-17 10:04
Caught in 65m of water out of Two rocks.
Measured between 45-50cm
Any ideas? The photo doesnt do it justice, the tail half of the fish was bright pruple
Bodie
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DhuBoi
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Looks like a goatfish mate
Looks like a goatfish mate ?! Thats my guess anyways
living is fishing
Bodie
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a little bit like one, didnt
a little bit like one, didnt know they got that big, or that colour, or in that depth of water!
Daniel Y
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100% a goatifsh.I'd say it's
100% a goatifsh.
I'd say it's the blackspot goatfish (Parupeneus signatus).
Not sure what the sate record is, but that is a big one.
Glenn Moore
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Blackspot
Daniel is spot on. However, its name is actually Parupeneus spilurus (signatus is an old and incorrect name) - might not be that important to you, but it is to me :-)
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Daniel Y
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Ah yes, that it is. It seems
Ah yes, that it is. It seems I looked up the species name with a dodgy reference :/
Alan James
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Yep it's a Blackspot Goatfish
Don't know whether you kept it Bodie but they are excellent on the chew.
FISH-ON
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goatfishand are they tasty
goatfish
and are they tasty
Be patient and calm - for no one can catch fish in anger
FISH-ON
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goatfishand are they tasty
goatfish
and are they tasty
Be patient and calm - for no one can catch fish in anger
AlwaysFishin
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Yep goatfish. Pretty sure
Yep goatfish. Pretty sure it's what the poms call a red mullet and they're supposedly a fine table fish.
Uluabuster
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Yep, the Italians love
Yep, the Italians love 'em.
Caught one on jig 2 months ago at Abrolhos 38cm at fork.
Bodie
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nope let it go :(
nope let it go :(
Redemperor000
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they get big
them goatfish get very big.. seen one at least a couple of kg caught from coral bay on a sp in 70m
JohnF
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Massive goatfish Bodie!!!!!
Massive goatfish Bodie!!!!! Apparently 5 star eating...........unfortunately I have found the smaller models to be irresistable to sambos as livies.......nothing else gets a chnace as the sambos just hoover them.
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.