River Jewfish (Johnius borneensis)
Submitted by Harlenator on Mon, 2012-04-09 14:20
Anyone know much about the River Jefish? Been catching a few recently and wondering what they are like on the chew?
My book says they only get to 20cm but the brag mat tells a different story, wonder how big they really get?
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mulloway_hunter
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u fishing the swan river
u fishing the swan river looks like a northern jew and they get pretty big lol
Harlenator
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Pilbara specimen
Nope, its from the Pilbara. Not a northern jew, notice how his mouth is underneath, angled downwards almost. The northern jew's mouth is straight.
But thanks for the comment
Redemperor000
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oh yeah, didnt even notice
oh yeah, didnt even notice its mouth its like a whiting mouth aha, that looks so cool iv never seen one before. well done
Harlenator
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Cheers!
I'd like to take the compliment but it was one of the fellas at work who caught it. We have caught them slightly bigger but initially we thought the same as mulloway hunter and chucked them back. It was only through working closely with Fisheries that we discovered it wasnt a Northern Jew.
Liquidtension
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looks a little bit like a
looks a little bit like a mulloways sperm ended upin the whiting eggs!
Cheers Steve
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mulloway_hunter
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iv caught one of them at
iv caught one of them at 50cms at derby jetty before then
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New one for me, can't say I've ever seen one like that before. Interesting.
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KEN_DOG
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think ive seen a couple from
think ive seen a couple from the Adelaide river N.T to 70 odd cm, almost like a black jew but mouth looks a bit different