Fish ID please
Submitted by davidbland50 on Tue, 2012-05-29 15:05
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Hey peoples,
Little day off Ocean Reef today, caught this one and was told it may be some type of wrasse. Anyone know any better? Ta
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crasny1
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Where is Glenn Moore when you need him
Stumped! But a wrasse I think.
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kmo
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Goatfish
Blackspot goatfish. The whiskers on the chin are just tucked back. Great to eat in my opinion.
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davidbland50
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Legal?
So what sort of length is legal size for the blackspot goatfish?
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carnarvonite
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Red banded wrasse
Don't think its from the goatfish family, the closest I can come up to it is a red banded wrasse
kmo
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Pretty clear I think
Blackspot near his finger and barbells tucked flat against the chin. This would have to be the same fish wouldn't it? Closely related if not.
Image from the Neville Coleman's website.
No minimum size. A 1kg fish is a good size, but worth keeping smaller if cooking whole. Cook with the skin on, and if looking for recipes search for red mullet. Great for adding flavour and colour to Italian dishes.
Edit: The mouth is being distorted because the hook is still in it with enough tension applied to hold the fish up for a photo, hence confusion with wrasse.
Glenn Moore
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Goatfish
yes, this is a Blackspot Goatfish Parupeneus spilurus.
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davidbland50
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Thank you
to all those that participated in this. We did however, throw it back in to get bigger for next time. We caught quite a few varieties there ranging from the above to even a cuttlefish that was in excess of 30cm. A bloody good day too.
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