Cod id
Submitted by Faceplanter on Wed, 2014-05-14 16:48
Can anyone id this cod caught of the beach today metro. Had a look on Fishwreckapedia but couldn't see anything that resembled it.
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Ben Derecki
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Leopard wirrah
Leopard wirrah
Ben Derecki
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Date Joined: 10/10/07
Leopard Wirrah are a
Leopard Wirrah are a relatively new species of serranid fish (1981-Hutchins). Leopard Wirrah vary in colour from pale greenish grey, silvery grey, dark brown and pale brown, with many irregular dark spots and often with darker large blotches. There may be two to three dark lines radiating from behind the eye. They have 13 dorsal fin spines.
Leopard Wirrah grow up to 2.7kgs and 52cms in length.
They are not recommended eating.
Leopard Wirrah are only found in Western Australia, from Cape Leeuwin north to Coral Bay and are reasonably common.
carnarvonite
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Change
Makes a change from identifying western whirrah
Faceplanter
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That's it.
Spot on. Thanx mate.
Glad I let it swim.
bitten
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lol sticky pictures of
lol sticky pictures of wirrah and butterfish on the front page?