Fish ID Please?

Hi, could someone please ID these two fish. Caught them coupla kays off Tims Thicket. Guessing the Red one is some kind of Wrasse but a more specifiic ID for both would be appreciated. Relatively new to offshore fishing so need help with these species. Cheers.


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Top one, some kind of

Fri, 2010-08-06 08:18

Top one, some kind of wrasse, but which one - no idea.

Bottom one might be a scalyfin. You see a lot of them cray diving and they're very bossy for their size.

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Sh*t fish, not even good

Fri, 2010-08-06 09:21

Sh*t fish, not even good enough for bait.

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ID of fish

Fri, 2010-08-06 10:01

The first one looks like a male senator wrasse and the second one is a Mc Culloch's scalyfin

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You are very good Carnarvonite

Fri, 2010-08-06 10:23

Enjoy the Exxy Cup this weekend but I think the weather up here should be similar for you down there. Glass for the weekend.

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Sails4Me, for your

Fri, 2010-08-06 17:41

Sails4Me, for your information, i have actually used wrasse fillet a couple times and every time i have used it, i have hooked onto something.... presumably a stingray. used a small live one once........ got spooled.......... bottom one i have always called a damselfish when buff bream fishing. well, at least i know now!

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Thanks for that guys,

Sat, 2010-08-07 08:49

Thanks for that guys, Senator Wrasse and Mc Cullochs Scaly Fin.

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Carnarvonite

Sat, 2010-08-07 09:04

Carnarvonite is the offical Fishrecked fish ID person daemo78.....

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Yeh, I figured he knew his

Sat, 2010-08-07 09:18

Yeh, I figured he knew his s&*t after I Google what he said and he was spot on, so thanks Carnarvonite.

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As Till said, those

Sat, 2010-08-07 09:39

As Till said, those Scaleyfin's definitely punch above their weight against divers, you often feel little taps on your legs as they try and bite chunks out of you.

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Yeah its a laugh at the

Sat, 2010-08-07 09:42

Yeah its a laugh at the start of each cray season, they're so aggro. I can't work out if they're more relaxed at the end of the season, or I'm just used to them again.

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