Help to ID fish
Submitted by vickirayner on Wed, 2010-01-20 12:44
On Sunday I was fishing about 25km from Bunbury and caught a very strange fish. I do not have a photo of this fish but will try to describe it so someone can tell me what it might be!
It was about 40cm long (I jagged it through its side) orange in colour with "wings" that were blue on the edges, green in the middle and each "wing" had a big black dot on it. It also had 4 "feelers" on both undersides of its body, which I can only describe as looking a bit like crayfish legs.
Any ideas?
nackers
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i think it is called a butterfly gurnard have seen a few down this way
Redfin 4 Life
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sure sounds strange to me...
sure sounds strange to me...
Adam Gallash
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Butterfly gurnard - one of these?
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Redfin 4 Life
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Butterfly Gurnard It Is
I typed in butterfly gurnard into google images and found this... it seems to match your description i think weve found your fish.
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haha great timing adam!
haha great timing adam!
Roger Knife
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they are called tub gurnard
they are called tub gurnard in the uk, taste real good
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thats interesrting its funny
thats interesrting its funny how different places call the same fish different names...
adam and i uploaded those pictures at exactly the same time, just as i clicked submit adams picture came up.
vickirayner
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Butterfly Gurnard
Thanks to all for youir help. Yes definately butterfly Gurnard. Dont really want to hear that they taste good, as I threw it back!
Cheers