Can someone ID this flathead please
Submitted by TAPOUT on Wed, 2017-12-20 14:22
Caught off tworocks today. Looks diferent to the others I have caught. Just curious cheers
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Faulkner Family
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a dead one soon to be
a dead one soon to be dinner. looks a bit like the common one just a bigger
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
TAPOUT
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Haha Definitely going on the
Haha Definitely going on the plate mate. It still has me stumped as to what species. I’ve never caught one that looks like that.
Terry
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Yellow Tailed Flathead
Looks like a Yelloetailed Flathead.
Has it's tail got yellow strips on it ?
ranmar850
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Funny looking head.
Doesn't look like the common bartail. Maybe a rock flathead--don't know proper name but has thicker body and narrower head.
Faulkner Family
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could be the dusky
could be the dusky
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
fishcrazy
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deep water
Deep water flatty livin round coral aye
Francis
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Looks like a tiger flathead
Looks like a tiger flathead or deepwater flathead from my quick research...
Is that weed growing in its eye-lid ? or is that just the shape of it's lid ? Very weird !
TAPOUT
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Both eyelids have the same
Both eyelids have the same thing. That’s one of the first things i noticed.
Livewire
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Nice flatty
Yeh mate rock flathead. Nice extra to the bag
TAPOUT
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Cheers guys. Either way I’m
Cheers guys. Either way I’m sure it will be good on the tooth.
axey45
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Rock flathead they are
Rock flathead they are tasty.
ranmar850
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Actual book name is likely Tassel-snouted flathead
From Hutchins and Swainston AKA Rock Flathead. Southern waters of Australia. I used to score the odd one when I was Ab diving in SA--you'd spot one , usually sitting in a little sandy patch among the reef, and kelp--look him straight in the eye as you bring the ab iron around and stab him through the head, and chuck him in the bag
axey45
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yeah ive speared a couple
yeah ive speared a couple diving for crabs n ocky laying on the weed.