What Fish Is This
Submitted by Pete16 on Sun, 2012-06-17 11:59
Hi Guys Fishing on the south west coast of South Australia a mate caught this fish and we have no idea what it is can any body fill me in?
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Yewiefish85
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red cod (Pseudophycis
red cod (Pseudophycis bachus)
http://www.fishingmag.co.nz/redcod.htm
extinctary
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Looks like a Beardie or
Looks like a Beardie or Bearded Cod.
till
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Seen a few diving off Rotto,
Seen a few diving off Rotto, could be a bearded ling?
Daisy
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Could be all of the above, a
Could be all of the above, a true cod nonetheless.
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Jeffree
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do they live in the river
do they live in the river (swan) i swear i saw one at the narrows yesterday. much smaller though. had the whisker things and all.
not all asians keep undersize fish.
till
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Probably a cobbler in the
Probably a cobbler in the river.
Jeffree
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100% bet my life it wasnt a
100% bet my life it wasnt a cobbler. it was fully red.
not all asians keep undersize fish.
Pete16
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Thanks for the info guys. We
Thanks for the info guys. We where thinking it was from the Ling family. Jeffree it was caught in the ocean on some reefy bottom in around 20M of water.
Nauti Buoy
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Ling
They are also found around the Geelong FC and are just as ugly.
Jeffree
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scientific name Cameronus
scientific name Cameronus lingis.
not all asians keep undersize fish.
bod
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bearded rock cod
Pseudophycis barbata.
Bearded Rock Cod
Colour is reddish-brown above and predominantly white or pink below. A black margin is sometimes found surrounding the dorsal, anal and caudal fins. These fish have small scales and a mucous film covering their bodies
Grows to 70cm and over 6kg in weight, and can live as long as 11 years.
These fish are common to coastal rocky reefs, where they are frequently caught by fishing on the bottom using bait such as fish and squid.
A closely-related species, the red cod, may be caught around wharves and rocky shores at night and can be readily distinguished from the bearded rock cod by a black spot behind the gill covers.
Flesh of both species is white, soft and palatable and the eating qualities may be further improved by smoking.
http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au
Found from Perth to Sydney.