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can any one tell me what this is

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dd83wa's picture

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Looks like a Unicorn

Wed, 2013-10-30 06:13

Looks like a Unicorn Leatherjacket, Aluterus monoceros. 

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Spot on!

Wed, 2013-10-30 13:58

Just googled it myself....saw the post earlier and like most others I wasn't game to even hazard a guess! Josh, where did you see this fish? Wikipedia reckons 35 degrees is the northern end of their range...south coast or southwest maybe?

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strange

Wed, 2013-10-30 19:53

An odd looking chap....how big do you think it was ? They grow to around 75cmm I read.

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A great white shark approaching?

Thu, 2013-10-31 14:53

Isnt that the 2 eyes and set off choppers I can see appearing in the distance

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 it was down near busso and

Fri, 2013-11-01 21:19

 it was down near busso and compared to the othere fish that were in the video i would say around 45cm