Exmouth ugly fish?
Submitted by ChopChop on Thu, 2019-04-11 19:05
A mate caught this in Exmouth out deep. Has me stumped. Any ideas?
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Faulkner Family
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if its from the deep it
if its from the deep it would explain the flattened forehead, cant see where its going and ran into too many rocks.
def diff looking
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Rambo 72
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Tile fish, good eating
Tile fish, good eating
Keep Laughing and fish often.
Mark_M
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Yep
Pink Tilefish, Rolls Royce eating, usually a by-catch to prawn trawling, never make to market
Alan James
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Australian Tilefish
The link below and comment from Glenn Moore would suggest that Pink Tilefish don't make it to WA waters
http://fishwrecked.com/forum/fish-id-41
suzi q
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deformed Goldie?
not just a deformed Goldband is it?
Faulkner Family
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Thats what i first thaught.
Thats what i first thaught. Certainly resembles a goldie in the body
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
striker
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Definitely
a tile fish got a couple up there in the 170-80’s last year out from tantabiddi
ChopChop
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Tile fish it is! Thanks
Tile fish it is! Thanks