Fish id pls
Submitted by mrwinta on Tue, 2011-03-01 19:34
Caught it a while ago but just found the photo and thought I would ask if any one knew what it was.....
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scotto
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Western
Western blue devil. The most commonly asked fish Id on fishwrecked!!
jay_burgess
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haha yep I reckon they would
haha yep I reckon they would be the most commonly asked ID!
scottland
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http://www.qualitymarine.com/Graphics/ItemsLarge/1190363.jpg
western blue devil fish i believe
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Leemo
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deffinately a western blue
deffinately a western blue devil, and a big one at that! used to have a small one in a fishtank, like 5cm long.
bludgin' since 94'
Faulkner Family
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nice eating too , not a lot
nice eating too , not a lot of meat on them so best let them go. fantastic looking fish
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Ben Derecki
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Geez that's a biggun!
Geez that's a biggun!
Oracle
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You see heaps of them
When you dive near any sort of reef. They are usually swimming in pairs and nearly always on the bottom.
C.mon u Bastard
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Quite certain they're
Quite certain they're protected; so they have to go back alive and well.
DhuBoi
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That Western Blue Devil is an
That Western Blue Devil is an absolute freakin Stionka , thats a awesome size . congrats , the colours on them are amazing.
living is fishing
carnage
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fish tank people love them
fish tank people love them
fish on...
mrwinta
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haha
due to lots of down time at work atm, I read through 99% of the posts and I have never seen an id for these fish.... well glad to hear it's a big 'n' and the colours were prety cool... and he went back safe and sound... I will keep an eye out for them next time diving.... Thanks for the replys.....
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Captn_McAWSOME
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they are a protected
they are a protected species.....cant eat them or keep them in any way... hope you threw it back
Faulkner Family
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as far as i am aware they
as far as i am aware they are NOT protected, however you need to get a big one like yours to have a feed and by experience they taste great . have kept a couple in the past but will throw them all back now
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
till
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There is an eastern states
There is an eastern states relative thats protected, can't say I've noticed anything about the WA ones though.
JohnF
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Thumping Blue Devil. TimVB's
Thumping Blue Devil. TimVB's most frequent catch.................
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.