What is it?
Submitted by Lucky Tim on Wed, 2009-08-12 18:16
For all the fish boffins out there, I need your guess?
The closest I got was an Atlantic Rubyfish. Similar but not exact.
Any ideas?
CURT
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hhmmm....looks like some
hhmmm....looks like some kind of jobfish??
Adam Gallash
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where
Where was it caught mate?
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Lucky Tim
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Scott Reef on bait. It had
Scott Reef on bait. It had quite a red flesh when it was filleted, we were expecting white.
http://fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=3562
Blackbetty-50
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Fish-ID
Hi Tim,
This fish looks like a small-toothed jobfish, they like deep water (100m) and usually caught from Carnarvon north right around the top. they are good eating like a gold-band or any jobfish.
jay_burgess
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small toothed jobfish..
small toothed jobfish..
carnarvonite
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Pale Snapper
Pale Snapper,etelis radiosus,inhabits continental shelves between 90-200 metres.NW Australia,N Queensland and throughout S E Asia,West Pacific and Indian ocean---to 60cm Marine fishes of tropical Australia and S E Asia
Lucky Tim
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I did see the smalltooth
I did see the smalltooth jobfish but the colour threw me as they were described as "bronze to blue-grey body with yellowish fins".
Thanks too John,
http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Etelis&speciesname=radiosus
carnarvonite
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Book
The plate in the book is more like the photo of the fish that the one depicted in the link.No worries there Tim
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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My pick!
As Carvs said, Pale Snapper (Jobfish Umbrella)
Kasey L.
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I'm not sure what the
I'm not sure what the scientific name is but its quite a common capture on jigs in the tropics. We call it Rusty or Red Jobfish
http://www.tongafish.gov.to/image/photo%20album/tongan%20fish/pages/red%20jobfish%20(palu%20polosi)_jpg.htm
Faulkner Family
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A FISH , jk, whatever it is
A FISH , jk, whatever it is did you try and eat it ? or not willing to give it a go. just another species for you Tim
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Rosco
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marlin bait
Marlin bait....Big Macki bait. That's a certainty.
Rosco