Scorpion Fish?
Submitted by elliotbirch on Fri, 2014-08-15 22:19
Got this in about 20m of water near Garden Island, I'm pretty sure it's a scorpion fish but having never seen one I can't be positive! Cheers.
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stevebw23
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Yep looks like a western red
Yep looks like a western red scorpion fish according to fishwreckapedia
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chris raff
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We call them for Scorpions
We call them for Scorpions .. and handle with care , others have mentioned they taste alright , but we throw the fugly things back ..
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meglodon
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Nasty looking what ever it is
Could it be some type of gurnard? just a guess.
lachieH
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I was gonna say that. It
I was gonna say that. It looks like a family of the type they catch heaps in Auckland.
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tim-o
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Hah, they must love white
Hah, they must love white placcys. My mate got like 6 of them on a white zman shad yesterday
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Timwoody86
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Gurnard
It's definitely a gurnard it's colour depends on the habitat it lives in
shut up and fish
Timwoody86
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Good eating
They're good eating too if your game enough to clean them without getting stung.
shut up and fish