Fish ID

 320 m Exmouth 

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1st and 3rd pics

Fri, 2025-06-13 19:12

Southern Ray's Bream

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Yeh

Fri, 2025-06-13 19:23

Got that one but the other has stumped me a bit 

sadly soft and full of small bones 

Came out of rubies as well 

 

 

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2nd one

Fri, 2025-06-13 19:34

Silver Eye, Polymixia Japonica

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Thanks Alan

Fri, 2025-06-13 20:55

Nothing comes up when I search that?

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Closer to this

Fri, 2025-06-13 21:00

 Polymixia nobililis

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I suspect we both may be incorrect

Sat, 2025-06-14 11:21

The species Polymixia japonica was amongst a deep-water fish ID guide I have for the western Pacific. Many of the species in this guide are found in WA including ruby snapper, flame snapper, eight bar cod, comet grouper, radiant cod and many others. I have since however referred to the Atlas of Living Australia   https://www.ala.org.au/

There appear to be four species of Polymixia known to be in WA waters.  These include: 

 

 

 

It is likely the fish you caught was one of the above.

 

 

 

 

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beardfish

Sun, 2025-06-15 11:21

Nice research Alan.

Im going Busakhin's, as it has the same triangular point shape at the front of the pupil, as the one caught off Rottnest in 2020.

Longispina doesn't have the barbells.

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Thanks Alan

Sun, 2025-06-15 11:37

Really appreciate the follow up 

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To throw the cat amongst the

Sun, 2025-06-15 15:04

To throw the cat amongst the pigeons I am no longer convinced the fish in pics 1 and 3 are in fact Southern Ray's Bream. The tail shape doesn't look right nor does the waist size of the tail. My guess is that the fish is a Brilliant Pomfret. The pic within the Atlas of Living Australia is not a good pic but this is better.

https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2364

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