Eel I.D , Caught at Eshed
Submitted by tailor marc on Thu, 2012-03-08 22:18
Caught this guy at eshed, very unusual. Let him go and swam off very strong. Dont even think he was hooked just tangled up...
Anyone know the species?
DSC0664744 (2)-2 by Marc Russo (Australia), on Flickr 
DSC0664744-2 by Marc Russo (Australia), on Flickr 
IMG_2678 by Marc Russo (Australia), on Flickr
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silly
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Not really too sure.. But
Not really too sure.. But doesn't look like an eel to me.
More like a ling type species.
Faulkner Family
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couldnt say for sure what it
couldnt say for sure what it is. doesnt look like any eel i have seen , the head looks all wrong for an eel.
one for WA museum to work out
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sambo24
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Strange. The head sort of
Strange. The head sort of resembles a small sharks.
Deffs doesnt look like an eel to me, pretty interested to find out exactly what it is.
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The head doesn't really look
The head doesn't really look like an eel's... but the body is pretty damn close! Be sure to keep us updated
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Leemo
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is this from tonight Marc? I
is this from tonight Marc? I was up at Ashed hoping for a mulloway. no dice, just 3 missed runs. unfortunately.
bludgin' since 94'
quadfisher
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snake eel?
marine fishes of n/w wa, says maybe a flappy snake eel numb 116 in book,
albany northwards grows to 42cm, inhabits sandy bottoms, more like swanbourne northwards then haha.
Or possibly a numb118 olive snake eel, but says broome northwards, so must have caught a lift with sherbs mackie!
well done on releasing it mark,adds to the diversity down there.
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dkonig82
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Wow never seen anything like
Wow never seen anything like that
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Glenn Moore
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Pike Eel
Hi Marc,
Wow - this is another exciting find for us! This is a Pike Eel (family Muraenesocidae, if you are interested...). It is probably a member of the genus Muraenescox (if you have Hutchins Sea Fishes of Southern Australia - see species #82), but I can't tell you which species without seeing the specimen (ID is based on teeth). We have no records of this genus of pike eels south of Shark Bay, so it is very interesting. If you ever catch another one, we'd happily accept a donation to add to the state's collection, and be able to put a proper species name to it. I'm all for releasing things too, but these sort of scientific records are so important to us. They have a good set of chompers, so take care...
They grow to about 6 feet in length!
Thanks for posting it.
(edit: good timing, by the way. We have Australia's eel expert visiting at the Museum at the moment, so I could confirm that I had this correct)
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another sign of the warm
another sign of the warm waters off the coast we been having and global warming!
look out for Barra next...
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maybe
but there is also a species in the south-east and it could be that one, extending its known range across the Bight...
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Likc
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It’s great to have someone
It’s great to have someone with this kind of knowledge on the site! And also quite a bit of luck that the fish was caught by someone with good talent for photography. .
Well done.
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Totally agree
If I needed a fish ID if would post something like this "glenn, what the is this"
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Glenn Moore
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Thanks guys,Remember
Thanks guys,
Remember though, most of the IDs made by others on here are correct. I enjoy reading the discussions about what something might or might not be. Doesn't matter if it's a bit off the mark at times, at least people are having a go at it. There are a lot of experienced fishos who know their species and many that are wanting to learn. They might not know a Muraenesox when they see it though
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hey Glenn, did you see the
hey Glenn, did you see the little thready that was taken from shore down rocko way that was on here earlier this week. never know whats going to turn up
This was caught by Abandon
Caught this little fella down at Golden Bay last night...would I be correct in assuming it is a juvenile threadfin salmon??
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madfishoholic
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I caught one of these at
I caught one of these at Wagoe early in the year.
I thought it was a threafin, my one was the size of a herring though
I dont need counselling just a bigger boat
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Young threadfin
Yes this is a young threadfin. Another interesting metro record. I could have a reasonable guess at the species, but unfortunately, it is impossible to be sure of the species from a photo (there are 6 species known from WA).
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Be interested what other
Be interested what other footage turns up from the fella filming underwater at Freo. it will be many years before all the fish are ID'd correctly Interesting times ahead. Good to see "unusual" species turning up and being recorded
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madfishoholic
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I have caugth a few from the
I have caugth a few from the sheds and also out from Mindarie over the years
I dont need counselling just a bigger boat
Glenn Moore
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conger eels
If you are talking about the eel, just note that conger eels are quite common in the metro area and they look quite similar.
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Cheers heeps guys, wow very
Cheers heeps guys, wow very spunout and thanks so much Glen!!!! Feel free to use the pictures
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Pike Eel, Cobia and Threadfin
Pike Eel, Cobia and Threadfin Salmon so far in metro waters...maybe other species I have missed?
Been an interesting few months.
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gps challenged fish
not all true northern species , but we have had a fair bit of crossover this year in Perth metro "abandon"
Whale shark, manta ray, cobia, broadbar mackeral ,indo pacific sailfish , spangled emporer( baby)
threadfin ( baby),eel as mentioned and couple of types of northern trevally, and for divers and swimmers has anyone noticed a influx of
jellys that are not normally seen much?
Also in Warnbro sound the other day a mate and me saw a ball of those baby striped catfish, not sure if are normally seen?
whos got more?
And scally mates down from up north dont count!
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While snorkling at rotto
While snorkling at rotto yesterday i seen dart. I have only seen them kalbarri and further north. There was only one crusing around
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interesting catch! and "WOW"
interesting catch! and "WOW" threadfin in metro waters and even more south. Whats next??? Spangies in the river?
kill it??? eat it!!!!