spangled emperor????
Submitted by harry_davis on Tue, 2013-05-28 13:45
caught this dude at the light house in hillarys about a month ago, just worndering if anyone could give me a correct ID?
bit weird to see one down this far
cheers
Harry
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D_d_001
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prob blue lined emperor
prob blue lined emperor
but could be spangled....
would be really interested if any others are catching these in the metro area
What is the scale here?
it is a juvernile ?
harry_davis
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yeh it was like 10cm :P
yeh it was like 10cm :P
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D_d_001
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yeah ...hard to tell with the
yeah ...hard to tell with the juveniles but the blotches get bigger and blacker with age.
also the tails and fins get a redish tinge to them.
interesting catch anyway :)
D_d_001
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lol
just found this
http://fishwrecked.com/forum/spangie-or-sweetlip
http://fishwrecked.com/forum/blue-lined-emperor
Redemperor000
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i once caught this at ASI
i once caught this at ASI rockwall. got it sent off to fisheries and they determined it to be a Threadfin Emperor
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/227389_204905859539722_1437845_s.jpg
Ryan C
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Red emporer
I caught a 35cm red emporer out of mindarie in 45 m with joffa on Saturday and yes I have seen a few red emporer in my time. Don't want to post a pic after the GPS co-ord debarcle with iPhones! It was certainly a surprise!
D_d_001
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Wow ....have heard of a few
Wow ....have heard of a few Spang emp in perth but not this b4.
not sure if this is good news (red is my fav colour ;) or big bad environmental ? or maybe this is just the occasional normal ....(just hear more about it with sites like this etc.)
Seems strange that only the young northern species seem to be down here. anyone with a bit more knowledge know anything about this ?
TorquenFish
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post a pic, just use a
post a pic, just use a screen shot of the pic from your phone or computer so it doesn't show the original details.