Cover photo pompano
A few months back in the cooler weather up here in Dampier we caught a weird looking Trevor. I know a little about this family, but this was odd. At sea I thought it was a odd diamond trevally but on return to terra firma looked up my "fishes of Oz" books (I have a few) and was still stumped.
Now one of the latest issues of WA angler, West Oz fishing magazine etc had a great photo of a Trevally that I recognized. That was a gaint version of the trevor I caught up here in Dampier (mine was about 5kg max). Now that fish according to the cover photo discription was a pompano.
Now I am certain that the 2 fish looked the same, especially the tail fin that reminded me at the time off a mackies. IMO I am sure now that it was this fish (or a very close relative) in a small version I caught, but as far as I can see from the books it doesn't occur here in Dampier.
With this lead I did a little research and found out my original idea off Diamond trevally was on the money but not right. It did look absolutely like a African Pompano which I am aware is in the same fam as the DT.
My question then in this thread is have anyone else caught one up here or south, where was the one in the cover photo caught, ie was it another unusual capture like the Tuna at ASI.
Neels
PS if it is common I will upgrade all my books (or glasses)
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barneyboy
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At certain times of the year we got them>>
in NW Arnhem land. Usually september. Go like the clappers too. They used to school up where there were Longtails on the chew but not in the same school. Little metal BP,s and SP,s where the go. Probably 6 or 7 kg would have topped the biggest ones we caught.
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bod
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check this
Fishwreckapedia half to 3/4 way down the first page has a diamond trevally and underneath pennantfish (African pompano). From memory the guy with the pennantfish is Dan South and it was caught in Coral Bay.
crasny1
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Cheers Bod
Will check it out. Like mentioned I know a diamond trev but this looked different. But a bit of research have shown that a diamond trev juvenile looks totally different from it parents.
Neels
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crasny1
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Thanks again Bod
Thats certainly it. The diamond trevors I thought I knew was the ones with the filament. Just another thing to learn in the endless search for knowledge. Have a great weekend.
Neels
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i was thinking pennant fish,
i was thinking pennant fish, got one in exxy around the 5kg range and thought it was a diamond as well.
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