What is it?

What is it?

For all the fish boffins out there, I need your guess?
The closest I got was an Atlantic Rubyfish. Similar but not exact.
Any ideas?


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hhmmm....looks like some

Wed, 2009-08-12 18:31

hhmmm....looks like some kind of jobfish??

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where

Wed, 2009-08-12 18:32

Where was it caught mate?

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Scott Reef on bait. It had

Wed, 2009-08-12 18:37

Scott Reef on bait. It had quite a red flesh when it was filleted, we were expecting white.
http://fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=3562

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Fish-ID

Wed, 2009-08-12 18:41

Hi Tim,
This fish looks like a small-toothed jobfish, they like deep water (100m) and usually caught from Carnarvon north right around the top. they are good eating like a gold-band or any jobfish.

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small toothed jobfish..

Wed, 2009-08-12 18:42

small toothed jobfish..

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Pale Snapper

Wed, 2009-08-12 18:45

Pale Snapper,etelis radiosus,inhabits continental shelves between 90-200 metres.NW Australia,N Queensland and throughout S E Asia,West Pacific and Indian ocean---to 60cm Marine fishes of tropical Australia and S E Asia

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I did see the smalltooth

Wed, 2009-08-12 18:56

I did see the smalltooth jobfish but the colour threw me as they were described as "bronze to blue-grey body with yellowish fins".
Thanks too John,
http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Etelis&speciesname=radiosus

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Book

Wed, 2009-08-12 19:01

The plate in the book is more like the photo of the fish that the one depicted in the link.No worries there Tim

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My pick!

Wed, 2009-08-12 19:09

As Carvs said, Pale Snapper (Jobfish Umbrella)

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I'm not sure what the

Wed, 2009-08-12 19:38

I'm not sure what the scientific name is but its quite a common capture on jigs in the tropics. We call it Rusty or Red Jobfish

http://www.tongafish.gov.to/image/photo%20album/tongan%20fish/pages/red%20jobfish%20(palu%20polosi)_jpg.htm

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A FISH , jk, whatever it is

Wed, 2009-08-12 22:14

A FISH , jk, whatever it is did you try and eat it ? or not willing to give it a go. just another species for you Tim

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marlin bait

Thu, 2009-08-13 16:46

Marlin bait....Big Macki bait. That's a certainty.
Rosco