Fish ID pls
Submitted by JW on Sun, 2013-02-03 20:06
Caught off Dunsborough, Fish ID pls.
Any good eating?
Size limit?
And YES, we did put it back.
Cheers,
JW
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naylor_1
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Western blue devil, I have
Western blue devil, I have herd they are good eating but I can't see how anyone could bring themselves to fillet one! Would look awsome in a tank. I don't think there is a size limit
MattMiller
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Fishwreckapedia
Similar to Southern Blue Devilfish (Paraplesiops meleagris) found on the east coast, Western Blue Devilfish are dark blue to grey with many brilliant iridescent blue spots which become more pronounced with age. The body is moderately long, the head is bluntly rounded with a large mouth. The elongated dorsal, anal and pelvic fins have a pale blue margin. Adult fish have a pattern of markings on the lower part of the gill cover.
Western Blue Devilfish grow to 1.2kgs and 35cms in length.
They are popular aquarium fish.
Western Blue Devilfish are endemic to Western Australia and found from the Recherche Archipelago to Lancelinin in rocky reef habitats in coastal, inshore waters.
Justin M
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Looks like a western blue
Looks like a western blue devil.
sammy85
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Looks awesome underwater
Looks awesome underwater also!
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Notorious
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Great to see underwater,
Great to see underwater, leave them be! Apparently quite tasty but return on fillet is minimal so best to let them swim away happily
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goreetie
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same
i just got one yesterday too.. its a nice looking fish, so put her back to the water
Im Asian and I never keep undersizes !!!
Seekakkerlak
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a little blue job
Faulkner Family
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great looking fish. yeah
great looking fish. yeah they are a tasty fish .caught a few over the time . kept one which was beyond rescue and cooked it up. released all others as there wasnt a lot of meat on them.
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