Newbie
Submitted by Abcoe on Wed, 2013-02-13 21:16
Very new to fishing and caught this fish but have no idea what it's called. Have searched and searched online and nothing looks anything remotely similar! Caught it at the cut in dawesville if that helps!
Please help
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mateusz
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cardinal fish
Cardinal fish
beached as bro!
bod
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western striped cardinalfish
http://fishwrecked.com/content/fishwreckapedia?page=3
Western-striped Cardinalfish have broad brownish-red stripes with an extra stripe on the front body between the second and third stripes. There is a distinct black spot at the base of the pectoral fin and a large black spot at the base of the tail on the caudal peduncle. The fins are pink to coppery red. The mouth is large and the male incubates fertilised eggs in his mouth.
They grow to 14cms in length.
Western-striped Cardinalfish are popular in the aquarium trade.
Western-striped Cardinalfish are endemic to Western Australia, found from Cape Leeuwin to Shark Bay.
Abcoe
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Date Joined: 13/02/13
Thanks heaps!! Are they a
Thanks heaps!! Are they a common catch??
Leemo
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yep, Cardinalfish.
yep, Cardinalfish. Fishwreckapedia strikes again
bludgin' since 94'