can anyone tell me what this is
Submitted by gt4me on Thu, 2011-06-16 22:35
Caught this in exmouth last october.... struggling to id it. to me it looks as if a whiting, wrasse and pike had a 3 way....
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Feral
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weed whiting to me ..
weed whiting to me ..
Vinesh87
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yeh looks like blue weed
yeh looks like blue weed whiting!
Feral
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http://fishbase.sinica.edu.t
http://fishbase.sinica.edu.tw/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12836 ... this is not the best description .. but it will do as im too lazy to find a better one .. you see heaps of them diving
gt4me
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that was my first thought,
that was my first thought, but didnt think they were found as far up as exmouth. this went about 40 odd cms, and a toothy critter...
bod
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blue weed whiting
Blue Weed Whiting are long slender fish like true whiting but they are more closely related to wrasse. They have fused teeth and a single long dorsal fin whereas whiting have two dorsal fins. Males are bluish green with a black blotch at the rear of the dorsal fin. Females and juveniles have pale green backs with a distinctive blue anal blotch and turn brown after death. On both, dark blotches form cross bands on the sides and there is a distinctive blue blotch around the anus.
Blue Weed Whiting grow to 41cms.
They are not considered good eating.
Blue Weed Whiting are found from the Abrolhos Islands Western Australia, around the southern coast to Sydney NSW.
danno
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He said that it was toothy,
He said that it was toothy, weed whiting have mouths like kg's. Maybe just a mutant wrasse. It sort of looks like the fresh water pike the guys in the uk get hmmm.
fishnut
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you have been ha-wrassed
Definately a Cigar Wrasse (also known as Sharp-nosed Wrasse). They come in a huge range of colours, but this is one of the more common colours in exxy/ningaloo. Bright yellow is common too. Don't think they are much good on the tooth.
GlennO87
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As above, its a Cigar
As above, its a Cigar Wrasse.....AKA.....Burley!
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gt4me
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Cheers guys. i think i may
Cheers guys. i think i may settle with a grubfish.... we found it in an old book. closest description i have found so far.
fishnut
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it is not a grub fish mate.
it is not a grub fish mate. It is definately a Cigar Wrasse (Cheilio inermis). Try google for images
squidder
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Ramsey's
Ramsey's or Spotted Grubfish for me. Have a close look at the lower jaw and the fin layout, that's how my books show it for what it's worth..
Sea Fishes of Southern Australia and others.