id please
Submitted by Glen.vit on Mon, 2012-11-05 19:54
caught this in hedland, was just curious what it is?
cheers
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Yewiefish85
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Beach salmon, can't find any
Beach salmon, can't find any info on the net about them but pretty common around Hedland, not sure where else they are found
carnarvonite
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Shaven threadfin
Looks like a threadfin that someone has shaved its beard off.
Yewiefish85
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this is the best info i can
this is the best info i can find
http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Leptobrama-muelleri.html
Glenn Moore
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Correct
Yewie is on the money. It is a Beach Salmon
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CCC
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Weird.......fished hedland
Weird.......fished hedland hard for years and never caught one. Alway cool to see what other people catch
Jacko
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In Qld we used to call them a
In Qld we used to call them a Steelback salmon.
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Dreamtime
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thats cool
sick. looks like a cross between a mullet and a threadie but with a bit of a queeny mouth. 2nd that for never seen before.
petervb
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we used to catch them in
we used to catch them in hedland & called them Sand Salmon, caught some around fini island and also the rock of ages, meant to be good eating but we always chucked them back
Glen.vit
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cheers for the id check
cheers for the id check fellas, learn something new everyday ah