Scorpion Fish?

 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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Yep looks like a western red

Fri, 2014-08-15 22:28

Yep looks like a western red scorpion fish according to fishwreckapedia

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 We call them for Scorpions

Fri, 2014-08-15 23:02

 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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Nasty looking what ever it is

Sat, 2014-08-16 17:26

Could it be some type of gurnard? just a guess.

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 I was gonna say that. It

Sat, 2014-08-16 17:54

 I was gonna say that. It looks like a family of the type they catch heaps in Auckland.

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Hah, they must love white

Sun, 2014-08-17 08:38

Hah, they must love white placcys. My mate got like 6 of them on a white zman shad yesterday

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Gurnard

Wed, 2014-08-20 15:01

 It's definitely a gurnard it's colour depends on the habitat it lives in

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Good eating

Wed, 2014-08-20 15:03

 They're good eating too if your game enough to clean them without getting stung. 

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