the top of the head and body is whitish and covered with small brown flecks; may have several indistinct dark bands across back
dorsal, pectoral and pelvic fins have small brown spots on rays
the caudal fin has two or three horizontal dark bars, a prominent yellow blotch near the middle of the fin, whitish areas in upper lobe and along the lower margin.
Distribution
shallow coastal waters and estuaries
found on mud and sand along the length of the Queensland coast.
Size
35 cm common length
50 cm maximum total length.
Size and bag limits
minimum size 30cm
combined bag limit of five for all flathead (except dusky flathead).
As seems to be the consensus, this is a Southern Bluespotted Flathead Platycephalus speculator. I know of a few big specimens coming out of the deeper water (40m+). I'd be interested if this was in that sort of depth?
Jody
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a very big one
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i have seen them before just
i have seen them before just the name slips my mind. def a big one and i bet it tasted great too.
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Leemo
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bartail? doiesnt look like a
bartail? doiesnt look like a blue spot because of the lack of blue spots hahah
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Wes F
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A BEAUTY FOR SURE
A BEAUTY FOR SURE
Old fishermen never die they just smell that way.
silly
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Nice Flatty!Looks like a blue
Nice Flatty!
Looks like a blue spot to me..
crasny1
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Its got bars on the tail
Hence Bartail, but a massive one.
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ealzee
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I thought the bartails have
I thought the bartails have that yellow and black marking on the tail fins. That is a whopper flat! awesome stuff
kill it??? eat it!!!!
ealzee
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defo a bluespot
kill it??? eat it!!!!
ealzee
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Date Joined: 14/11/11
Bartailed flathead
Bartailed flathead
Platycephalus indicus
Other names- none
Frequent misidentifications- yellowtailed flathead
- dusky flathead
- sand flathead.
Description
Distribution- shallow coastal waters and estuaries
- found on mud and sand along the length of the Queensland coast.
Size- 35 cm common length
- 50 cm maximum total length.
Size and bag limits- minimum size 30cm
- combined bag limit of five for all flathead (except dusky flathead).
Further information- Recreational fishing rules and regulations
- Glossary
- Species identification
- Recreational fishing
- Fisheries Act 1994 and Fisheries Regulation 2008
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kill it??? eat it!!!!
ealzee
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Just one for the 'Know It
Just one for the 'Know It All's'
kill it??? eat it!!!!
grantarctic1
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Bigger than mine.
Gee's i thought the one i caught was a monster ( 64cm ) http://fishwrecked.com/image/nice-flathead#comment-394558
But that thing is massive, well done mate . Definately a Bluespot IMO .
Cheers Grant .
Mr x
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Looks like a BIG bluespot
Looks like a BIG bluespot bar tails have the black bars with yellow on tail
championruby
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Bluespot for me. I think the
Bluespot for me. I think the white spots help id it , I havent caught any bar-tails with such bright spots. Stand to be corrected though
rails8291
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Southern blue spotted flathead, from the south coast region
Glenn Moore
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Southern Bluespotted
As seems to be the consensus, this is a Southern Bluespotted Flathead Platycephalus speculator. I know of a few big specimens coming out of the deeper water (40m+). I'd be interested if this was in that sort of depth?
Glenn Moore
Curator of Fishes
Western Australian Museum
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scottnofish
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around 30 m
was fishing for king george at the time