Fish ID

 Caught at the Abrolhos Islands..

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Fusilier

Sun, 2014-06-15 10:43

Rough guess at a Fusilier of some sort.

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and here we go again.... wait

Sun, 2014-06-15 11:13

aaaaaaaaand here we go again....

 

wait for it..........

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Na this one was released mate

Sun, 2014-06-15 14:46

 May not have swam away, but at least it went back...

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Fish always survive when

Sun, 2014-06-15 15:27

 their throats are cut or gills pulled out or placed into cray pot bait bags 

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Fishin for a feed and fun.

 

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Lol hahaha, spot on Wahoo

Sun, 2014-06-15 20:55

 May not have eaten the fish but the crays went down a treat..  

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False Fusilier

Mon, 2014-06-16 09:03

As usual, it is hard to be sure without the fish in hand, but I think this might be a False Fusilier Paracaesio xanthurus.  As the name 'False' suggests, this is not actually a fusilier - it belongs to the lutjanid family - the tropical snappers.  It is apparently good eating too.  Interesting record from the Abrolhos.

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Thanks Glenn

Mon, 2014-06-16 12:28

 Noted for next time.. Cheers

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