so brought it home to get a good photo and it will be in the craypots in the next couple of days. I thought they were only up North, thats what threw me. Have they been caught in Perth before?
Have been caught down thata way before. Nice looking fish eh.
Have eaten them but a bit boney so get put back or if throat hooked go home for cray bait.
you can scroll through the pics and find a species that looks the same?
Pretty rare that someone will catch something out of left field. Nearly every fish ID post is 1 of about 6 common unknowns, Sand Bass probably the most common.
Also known as Glass-eyed Perch and False Barra, Sand Bass vary from light silvery grey to dark brown, sometimes with white vertical bars on their body. The eyes have a glassy appearance with a reddish glow, especially when caught at night. The lateral line extends onto the caudal fin and they have one large flat spine at the rear of the pre-operculum.
Sand Bass grow to 47cms in length.
They are considered average to poor eating.
In Australia, Sand Bass are found from Fremantle Western Australia, around the tropical north to southern Queensland, inhabiting rocky or coral reefs, weedy areas, holes and crevices.
Yeah......you could scroll through dozens and dozens of photos looking for it. Or you could post a picture and get the answer your looking for? I know what sounds easier.
scotto
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Neck it anyway
Sandbass.
Probably should've checked it before ya necked it.
crasny1
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+1
Shit to eat and probably has a role to play in the eco system. Now what to do with it
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Ron Ashcroft
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Date Joined: 22/11/07
Sand Bass
Sand Bass
hillinb
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Date Joined: 19/07/10
What makes you think he
What makes you think he necked it?
beau
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scotto have you sorted out
scotto have you sorted out that facepalm emoticon yet?
scotto
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Hillinb,
I hope to the good lord baby Jesus that you're havin a laugh.
If not, I prey, prey with all my heart to the all mighty, that you are not breeding.
pale ale
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Date Joined: 02/01/10
one pic appears to be on a
one pic appears to be on a boat... other pic is on concrete!
wagyl
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Date Joined: 08/03/09
Wasn't sure
so brought it home to get a good photo and it will be in the craypots in the next couple of days. I thought they were only up North, thats what threw me. Have they been caught in Perth before?
Terry
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Date Joined: 04/12/05
perth and below
Have been caught down thata way before. Nice looking fish eh.
Have eaten them but a bit boney so get put back or if throat hooked go home for cray bait.
tim-o
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Date Joined: 24/05/11
Lol, post mortem fish id. I
Lol, post mortem fish id. I have caught sand bass before on the 3 mile, fishing for demersals......
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Leemo
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Date Joined: 22/02/07
i'd say probably the most
i'd say probably the most asked about Fish ID in recent months.
bludgin' since 94'
MattMiller
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Date Joined: 15/06/09
Agree
there really should be a Fish ID sticky thread where guys can go to ID there Sand Bass/Painted Sweetlips/Wirrah/Blue Devilfish etc.
or just look at FISHWRECKAPEDIA before they post
Hairyone
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Date Joined: 26/12/09
How do you search for your
How do you search for your fish if you don't know the name of it?
MattMiller
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Date Joined: 15/06/09
Well
you can scroll through the pics and find a species that looks the same?
Pretty rare that someone will catch something out of left field. Nearly every fish ID post is 1 of about 6 common unknowns, Sand Bass probably the most common.
Sand Bass - Psammoperca waigiensisAlso known as Glass-eyed Perch and False Barra, Sand Bass vary from light silvery grey to dark brown, sometimes with white vertical bars on their body. The eyes have a glassy appearance with a reddish glow, especially when caught at night. The lateral line extends onto the caudal fin and they have one large flat spine at the rear of the pre-operculum.
Sand Bass grow to 47cms in length.
They are considered average to poor eating.
In Australia, Sand Bass are found from Fremantle Western Australia, around the tropical north to southern Queensland, inhabiting rocky or coral reefs, weedy areas, holes and crevices.
Look familiar?
Hairyone
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Yeah......you could scroll
Yeah......you could scroll through dozens and dozens of photos looking for it. Or you could post a picture and get the answer your looking for? I know what sounds easier.
Habanero
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Nah , Leemo
Would that not go to the good ol Western Wirra , followed by the Trump...