Fish ID
Submitted by Quobbarockhopper on Thu, 2014-08-07 20:16
Not sure exactly what this is... caught in 45m near Carnarvon. Any ideas on the exact ID? and YES, it was put back... thanks in advance
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Niko
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no pic? on other thread
no pic? on other thread aswell
Quobbarockhopper
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haha.. yeah, added them back,
haha.. yeah, added them back, with geotags removed :)
kirky79
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Deep sea Triple tail
Deep sea Triple tail
Yewiefish85
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Yellow emperor, member of
Yellow emperor, member of the soap fish family, have sight cast to a few with small plastics, bloody hard to fool!
bod
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Barred Soapfish
Also known as Yellow Emperor, Barred Soapfish are deep bodied and yellow with a black bar on the head passing from the dorsal area through the eye to the chin, and a wide black bar on the body from the dorsal area to the anal fin. The soft rayed dorsal, anal and caudal fins are bright yellow. There is a deep notch between the spinous and soft rayed dorsal fin. Their body mucus can mix with seawater to create a soap suds effect, hence the name.
Barred Soapfish grow to 38cms in length.
They are highly regarded as aquarium fish, however should not be mixed with other fish due to the toxic soaping effect.
In Australia, Barred Soapfish are found from south-west Western Australia, around the tropical north and south to Moreton Bay South Queensland.
Geoff78
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interesting fish
interesting fish
Glenn Moore
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Barred Soapfish
Bod is on it: Diploprion bifasciatum
Glenn Moore
Curator of Fishes
Western Australian Museum
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crasny1
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That would classify as a
"fuggly" and go straight back, as all fuglies do!!!
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Quobbarockhopper
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nice work, thanks!
nice work, thanks!