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The only thing that's got me second guessing is the blackspot on the upper gill plate, Bluddy Trevs all look alike.
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Gold-spotted travally also known as the Turrum, Best recognised by the numerous gold to dark brown spots on the body usually enclosed in faint cross-bands (very large individuals lack spots) Northern half of Australia to Geographe Bay in WA.
Results taken from the Marine and Estuarine Fishes of South-Western Australia by Barry Hutchins and Martin Thompson, Western Australian Museum.
I'd go a bluefin trev, but, like Daisy, the black spot on the gill plate is a little unusual. Mind you, it doesn't look like any of the blue fin I've seen outa the coral lagoons, but variation between fish isnt uncommon.
Strangley enough it could be a blacked cheeked trevally.
Black spot on the cheek, elongated head, lateral line where the front curved section is longer than the rear flat section, and only weak scutes along the line to the tail.
However no mention of all those spots and the lower jaw on the black cheek protrudes past the upper. Cant tell from that pic.
Thats my guess after consulting my Grants anyway
There is another one in Grants called the blue spotted trev. That has the cheek spot, the same colours as yours and is heavily spotted like yours BUT the lateral line is smaller at the front than the back and has heavy scutes.
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Daisy
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Is it a tealeaf
Is it a tealeaf Jay?
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SamC
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On the money
looks like a tealeaf to me aswell Daisy,
Just with a few more specs than usual?
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Daisy
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The only thing that's got me
The only thing that's got me second guessing is the blackspot on the upper gill plate, Bluddy Trevs all look alike.
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scuttlebutt
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Don't think it's a
Don't think it's a tealeaf.
Longnose trevally for my money.
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roberta
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Could be
Gold-spotted travally also known as the Turrum, Best recognised by the numerous gold to dark brown spots on the body usually enclosed in faint cross-bands (very large individuals lack spots) Northern half of Australia to Geographe Bay in WA.
Results taken from the Marine and Estuarine Fishes of South-Western Australia by Barry Hutchins and Martin Thompson, Western Australian Museum.
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jay_burgess
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Nah don't think it's a
Nah don't think it's a tealeaf, definately not a gold spot.
Adam Gallash
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Bluefin
I'd go a bluefin trev, but, like Daisy, the black spot on the gill plate is a little unusual. Mind you, it doesn't look like any of the blue fin I've seen outa the coral lagoons, but variation between fish isnt uncommon.
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PilbaraBrad
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its a sailfish, either that
its a sailfish, either that or a barra
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Strangley enough it could be
Strangley enough it could be a blacked cheeked trevally.
Black spot on the cheek, elongated head, lateral line where the front curved section is longer than the rear flat section, and only weak scutes along the line to the tail.
However no mention of all those spots and the lower jaw on the black cheek protrudes past the upper. Cant tell from that pic.
Thats my guess after consulting my Grants anyway
There is another one in Grants called the blue spotted trev. That has the cheek spot, the same colours as yours and is heavily spotted like yours BUT the lateral line is smaller at the front than the back and has heavy scutes.
Your fish is a bit in between
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Well furgled if I know, I'm
Well furgled if I know, I'm out :-/
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