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Submitted by little johnny on Fri, 2012-09-21 17:11
caught this in cockburn among pinks ..the only thing i can find with same fins and slight red throat is a banded groper ...had same teeth as cod even on its tonge,,,? unsure def cod or gropper family..let it go anyway....if it is one they only grow to 3 kilo max.and only supposed to be caught as far down as gero?
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MattMiller
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From what
I can see (possibly the worst pic on FW) it looks like a Charlie Court.
little johnny
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sorry on my phone
best i could do...
Vinesh87
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Chinaman Rock Cod aka Charlie
Chinaman Rock Cod aka Charlie court
bod
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Chinaman Rock Cod
Also known as Charlie Courts, Chinaman Rock Cod are red to brown in colour and have a large mouth and long dorsal fin with lobed soft dorsal. They can be distinguished by 4 or 5 prominent broad oblique bars and sometimes there are white blotches on the throat and chest. Each body scale has a small white spot creating a peppered appearance. The lateral line is hard to see and the tail fin is usually round to emarginate.
Chinaman Rock Cod grow to 2kg and 45cms long.
They are considered very good eating.
Chinaman Rock Cod are demersal and found from Geographe Bay Western Australia, around the tropical north to southern New South Wales.
little johnny
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good photo
looks same ...never seen one in my fishing career .thanks