Fish ID please
Submitted by Ericl on Mon, 2022-04-25 14:53
Hi, can anyone ID this fish. Wedge shape tail which doesn't show in the picture and very bright eyes
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sea-kem
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Sand Bass methinks Eric
Sand Bass methinks Eric
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Ericl
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Thanks Andy
Looked them up after your post and definitely looks like one. Cheers
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bod
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Sand Bass
Sand Bass - Psammoperca waigiensis
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.
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Night barra / sand bass, good
Night barra / sand bass, good eating fresh if you didn't catch much else.
We use to put them on the coals when camping in Darwin as they were very plentiful in the area we camped years ago.