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 Never seen anything l i ke this one before

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Pikey Bream?

Sun, 2021-08-08 13:05

Looks like a Pikey Bream: Acanthopagrus pacificus

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Pikey bream

Sun, 2021-08-08 18:38

 Pikey bream

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 x3 on pikey

Sun, 2021-08-08 22:36

 x3 on pikey

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Good old pikey bream, go hard

Mon, 2021-08-09 08:27

Good old pikey bream, go hard for their size and are usually found in plentiful numbers and are great tasting fresh and simply cooked if you have lucked out on the more desirable species.

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 This one went at least 1 kg

Mon, 2021-08-09 14:03

 This one went at least 1 kg . I let it go not knowing what it was . 

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Northwest Black Bream

Mon, 2021-08-09 14:51

The correct taxonomy seems to be Northwest Black Bream, (Acanthopagrus palmaris), and is referred to locally in the NW as pikey bream.

The true Pikey Bream, (Acanthopagrus pacificus) is similar but has a range from Darwin to mid-QLD, and lacks the deep notch above eyes to the nape.

Plenty of big buggers in the mangroves around Finucane.