Fish ID please...
Submitted by TWITCHEMUP on Mon, 2011-05-02 10:43
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Hey crew here are a couple of unknown fish I caught on plastics over the last few weeks from up Gero way, just wondering if anyone would be able to identify these 2 for me..
Cheers guys...
Lloyd
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Ryan C
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weird!1
hi Loyd, that first one i think i've seen before but i'm not sure what its called but that second one is weird, it sort of looks like its got some John dory in it but ?????????????
till
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5 line snapper, lutjanus
5 line snapper, lutjanus quiquelineatus, not sure about the bottom one.
Adam Gallash
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Yup
Fiveline Snapper, Lutjanis quinquelineatus
Barred Soapfish, Diploprion bifasciatum
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till
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Ahh at least I got one before
Ahh at least I got one before you or Carnarvonite got in ;)
That soapfish, its an ugly beastie!
Ryan C
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barred soapfish
any more info adam?? what depths , where found , eating , size?? thats the first fish for a long time that had me completely stumped!!
Ryan C
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i just googled it
they are found in a lot of tropical seas and only grow to 25cm apparently , a couple of the juvenile photo's on the net looked similar but all the adult ones didn't quite fit the profile (they were all much more elongated????) and different colours??
TWITCHEMUP
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Thanks..
Thanks fellas, the five line Snapper was caught at Abrohlos and the Soapfish was pulled from 48m off Dongara..
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bod
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five lined snapper
Also known as Bluebanded Sea Perch and Fiveline Snapper, Five-lined Snapper have a yellow body with five iridescent blue horizontal lines on the body. A round black blotch (sometimes diffuse) the size of the eye is on the back below the soft dorsal fin rays but above the lateral line. The fins are bright yellow.
Five-lined Snapper grow to 38cms in length.
In Australia, Five-lined Snapper are found from Shark Bay Western Australia around the tropical north, then south to central New South Wales. They inhabit sheltered lagoons and exposed outer slope coral reefs in small groups in water usually 30-40 metres deep. They feed on fish and crustaceans.
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barred soapfish
Fishwreckapedia -
Barred Soapfish - Diploprion bifasciatumBarred 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.
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barred soapfish also known as
barred soapfish also known as "yellow emperor"