what did i catch
Submitted by mbusby on Tue, 2013-01-29 10:51
Can anyone tell me what this is caught of leeman, thinking baby mulla but not sure it was 40cm
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crasny1
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Sandbass
Or fools barra!!!!
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SABRE
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YEP
Yes ive been caught with that one as well first night in exmouth
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mjohns
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Great eating though beleive
Great eating though beleive it or not !
Body Plus
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Also caught near Cliffhead
We caught several of these over Xmas just south of Cliffhead. My partner thought they were baby mulloway too so we released them :)
Terry
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Below is a copy I took from
Below is a copy I took from this very site under ' Fish Identification Guide '
Some very good fish ID pics and info for all of us and I would recommend to all if you have a good pic of your fish please see about getting it included in the library.
Sand Bass - Psammoperca waigiensisAlso known as Glass-eyed Perch and False Barra, Sand Bass vary from light silvery grey to dark brown, sometimes with white vertical bars on their body. The eyes have a glassy appearance with a reddish glow, especially when caught at night. The lateral line extends onto the caudal fin and they have one large flat spine at the rear of the pre-operculum.
Sand Bass grow to 47cms in length.
They are considered average to poor eating.
In Australia, Sand Bass are found from Fremantle Western Australia, around the tropical north to southern Queensland, inhabiting rocky or coral reefs, weedy areas, holes and crevices.
Uluabuster
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whats the legal size on this
whats the legal size on this species ?
crasny1
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Do not have a size limit
But why keep a shiite fish to eat!! Yuck
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mjohns
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haha crasny1, have you ever
haha crasny1, have you ever actually kept and eaten one of these? im thinking not..
crasny1
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Tried just about everything thats not listed as toxic
And I rate them very low, poor blighters. They look so nice but Yuck.
PS I would prefer to eat a buff bream over them!!!!
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mjohns
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haha okay, each to their own
haha okay, each to their own i guess, maybe you got one that was vegetarian..
Ive eaten 3 or 4 and all had baitfish and crustaceans inside the guts, needless to say if i get another one it'll definately be a keeper in my books.
Dont smell anything like buff bream at the filleting table either..
mbusby
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barra
one of my mates said if he didnt know any better he would swear it was a barra,but location seemed unlikely ,
I thought it was a mulla so i let him swim away .
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mjohns
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Do look alot like a barra,
Do look alot like a barra, even the eyes when you shine a torch on them.
If you get another one try it , guarantee you will be impressed with the taste, very firm white flesh, get a good fillet off them too..
As opposed to the stinking green flesh of a buff bream haha..
hekser
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i caught 3 out of freo the other day
1 was in 30s so released, others were 45+ and mate said they were fake barras and good on the chew so into the eski they went. turned out pretty good, will be keeping em if i stumble on em again.