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 hey guys an idea what type of fish this is caught in indo


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huge gob!!! :O

Fri, 2011-02-25 22:49

huge gob!!! :O

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Sat, 2011-02-26 01:08

We c aught a few of them up at rowley shoals and our skipper called them south african snapper might be a nickname other than that im not to sure .Good eating tho

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 looks a bit like the emperor

Sat, 2011-02-26 11:45

 looks a bit like the emperor in the body shape. looks like it would have given you a nice fight too

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Obviously not an Ozzie fish!!!!!

Sat, 2011-02-26 11:47

By the look off it its somewhere else. Perhaps South East Asia somewhere! Correct?

Neels

PS I have no bloody idea!!!!

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bali

Sat, 2011-02-26 15:15

 fish was caught in bali and know one has any idea

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its got some pretty colours

Sat, 2011-02-26 20:32

its got some pretty colours in it, whatever it is

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Sun, 2011-02-27 12:32

ive seen a few pics of these guys in the SDM mag...... i thinkkkk its called a buffalo emporer or something similar??? dont quote me tho

looks like a pretty solid fish - lutjanid family also if it is a buffalo so gotta be pretty good on the tooth

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Orange-spotted Emperor

Mon, 2011-02-28 14:16

Orange-spotted Emperor (also called Orange-finned, Yellow-finned, Yellow-spotted)

Lethrinus erythracanthus (some books still call it L. kallopterus)

occurs from Africa right across to the GBR (including northern WA)