Weird fish washed up
Submitted by 420casts on Mon, 2016-10-10 19:18
Anyone know what this is ? Found at Woodies on daily arvo walk. Mad spikes on its underside, and strange face / mouth. No idea, any clues ? Cheers !
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blitzed
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Maybe a pineapple fish
Maybe a pineapple fish
The Saint
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As blitzed said, a pineapple
As blitzed said, a pineapple fish, also known as a port and starboard fish due to a pair of luminous organs that supposedly represent nav lights.
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Cheers !
Yeah for sure a Pineapple fish after having a name to google search. Never seen anything like it, has anyone caught one ? Pretty heinous lookin' mouth on the front. Thanks !
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I'm calling it as a Knight fish
family Monocentridae
p14 and p23 Fishes of Rottnest Is by Barry Hutchins
Jaw organs glows a bright turquoise a night, luminescent organ on each side of jaw to attract prey
grows to 25cm
Albany to Kalbari
The Saint
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Knight fish is also correct,
Knight fish is also correct, and there is a 4th name, the "coat-of-mail fish".
Albany to Kalbarri in WA, also found in NSW and Queensland.
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Interesting
I forgot to mention the black jaw section had rosey orange pigmentation. The lumination thing is awesome, has anyone seen this on a dive ? This fish was probably 25cms.
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