Fish id pls

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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Western

Tue, 2011-03-01 19:37

Western blue devil. The most commonly asked fish Id on fishwrecked!!

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haha yep I reckon they would

Tue, 2011-03-01 22:59

haha yep I reckon they would be the most commonly asked ID!

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http://www.qualitymarine.com/Graphics/ItemsLarge/1190363.jpg

Tue, 2011-03-01 19:36

 western blue devil fish  i believe

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deffinately a western blue

Tue, 2011-03-01 19:51

deffinately a western blue devil, and a big one at that! used to have a small one in a fishtank, like 5cm long.

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 nice eating too , not a lot

Tue, 2011-03-01 22:04

 nice eating too , not a lot of meat on them so best let them go. fantastic looking fish

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Geez that's a biggun!

Tue, 2011-03-01 22:22

Geez that's a biggun!

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You see heaps of them

Tue, 2011-03-01 22:45

When you dive near any sort of reef. They are usually swimming in pairs and nearly always on the bottom.

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Quite certain they're

Tue, 2011-03-01 23:16

Quite certain they're protected; so they have to go back alive and well.

 

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That Western Blue Devil is an

Tue, 2011-03-01 23:31

That Western Blue Devil is an absolute freakin Stionka , thats a awesome size .  congrats , the colours on them are amazing.

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fish tank people love them

Wed, 2011-03-02 00:10

fish tank people love them

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haha

Wed, 2011-03-02 10:08

 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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they are a protected

Tue, 2011-03-15 15:51

they are a protected species.....cant eat them or keep them in any way... hope you threw it back

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 as far as i am aware they

Tue, 2011-03-15 22:17

 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

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There is an eastern states

Tue, 2011-03-15 17:11

There is an eastern states relative thats protected, can't say I've noticed anything about the WA ones though.

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Thumping Blue Devil. TimVB's

Tue, 2011-03-15 19:15

Thumping Blue Devil. TimVB's most frequent catch.................

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