Exmouth deep drop fish ID

Exmouth deep drop fish ID

 Just wondering if anybody knows what the red/orange fish is? Was caught in 290 meters


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hard to tell

Sun, 2013-01-06 19:30

Got any better photos of the top fish?  Bottom looks to be a comet grouper.

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 No I don't have a better

Sun, 2013-01-06 19:51

 No I don't have a better photo unfortunately, this was the best shot I could get off the video. And yes bottom fish is a comet grouper

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Guessing

Mon, 2013-01-07 05:33

The top one looks a little like a yellow-eyed red snapper: but I haven't seen one that big before.

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 I Have caught the same fish

Mon, 2013-01-07 07:02

 I Have caught the same fish on top hook deep off jurien bay

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 Yep, that's the same fish,

Tue, 2013-01-08 18:12

 Yep, that's the same fish, much better photo of it

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Luna Tail Big eye.

Mon, 2013-01-07 10:13

Get em in Fiji .

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I got a tip from fisheries

Mon, 2013-01-07 10:31

I got a tip from fisheries that looks to be on the money;

http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Cookeolus-japonicus.html

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Good enough

Mon, 2013-01-07 11:44

That's it I'm tippen.

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good eating???

Mon, 2013-01-07 17:14

good eating???

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 Thanks for the help fellas!

Mon, 2013-01-07 18:45

 Thanks for the help fellas!

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radiant cod and red bigeye

Tue, 2013-01-08 16:17

radiant cod and red bigeye

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