Swan fish and Flounder Parasite??

 Hey I caught the fish in the swan but im not sure what she is and the parasite came out while gutting and cleaning a flounder or a gardie or a herring lol

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That's a yellowtail grunter.

Mon, 2013-03-11 19:32

That's a yellowtail grunter.

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 def a grunter. the parasite

Tue, 2013-03-12 10:06

 def a grunter. the parasite is a common thing in many fish. more so further north in warmer waters. used to see loads of them comming out of fishes nostrils when fishing around the abrolis years back. have seen a few locally as well. they are a sea lice

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Sea lice

Tue, 2013-03-12 13:48

The parasite if a sea lice, better known among pro deckies as bum bugs. More commonly found in yellowtail scad mouths.

Leave something on sandy bottom overnight during the dark of the moon and all you will have next morning will be the skeleton with a loose skin bag covering it.