Fish ID
Submitted by Marshall on Fri, 2013-02-08 08:57
Found This out wide 350m
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sea-kem
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Sea Sweep.
Sea Sweep.
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Glenn Moore
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Knife Jaw
This is a Knife Jaw Oplegnathus woodwardi
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sea-kem
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Are they related to Sea
Are they related to Sea Sweep Glenn?
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till
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I think the pic is
I think the pic is misleading, they don't look much like sweep IRL.
Not that tasty, I would say neighbourfish and maybe not the best neighbours either.
sea-kem
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Ha ha I have some neighbours
Ha ha I have some neighbours who would fit the bill.
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carnarvonite
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Eating
They are very good eating but you have to take care of them because they damage easily.
carnarvonite
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Nope
Not even close to the same shape
Glenn Moore
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complicated
Interesting question sea-kem. They are not related to sweep. Traditionally, they have been considered as related to the boarfishes and surfperches (Pacific USA coast), but recent genetic work seems to lump them with the lutjanids (tropical sea-perches) and bream (including pink snapper) and interestingly the rubyfish (like this one http://fishwrecked.com/forum/japanese-rubyfish). Probably stills lots more work needed to figure it out.
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Western Australian Museum
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anypuddle
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Knife jaw
not too bad on the plate.
Anywhere anytime
meglodon
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fat looking fish
fat looking bugger must be feeding well
catchalittle
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must be related to the mother
must be related to the mother inlaw fish
Nathan