Perchy looking thing ID needed
Submitted by mattyoga on Tue, 2011-03-22 15:51
Caught this on friday night on fresh cuttle - was pretty yellow/golden - thought it was a soapie at first, though the tail looked all wrong:
Was caught about 2km offshore in 10m of water close to reef
Paul G
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That would be a sea bass,we
That would be a sea bass,we see heaps when diving in around reef. 3 star eating They look like barra a little
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Buz
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Sand Bass. Lookalike to a
Sand Bass. Lookalike to a Barramundi.
grantarctic1
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Been a few
Sand Bass. Been a few caught lately.
Terry
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sand bass
I new them as Golden Eyed Perch.....are they the same fish as Sand Bass ?
Not very good eating anyway....too many bones as well.
Paul G
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yep thats the one was close.
yep thats the one was close.
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mattyoga
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Thanks - I did think for
Thanks - I did think for aplsit second Barra - Didn't think the water was that warm!!!
How big do they get? Is there a size limit?
Nauti Buoy
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Bass
Have seen heaps of them when diving this year- only used to see them inside caves, but have noticed them swimming around this year.
crasny1
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Sand bass for sure
Or False barra. Bloody things are dead stupid and never would survive if they were good to eat. Around Rotto scuba diving they would swim into you by accident. Also caught one all the way up here in Point sampson, and was sure it was a baby barra, but wrong!!
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