what is it?

what is it?


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Id please

Mon, 2011-04-11 22:11

This was caught of the coast of Gnarloo in 50 -70 meters of water last week..  Released in good condition to fight again but need to know what it is.

 

Looked a little like a leather jacket but had scales unlike them.  had a large spike on the top of its head shoulders...

 

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Also had a mouth like the

Mon, 2011-04-11 22:11

Also had a mouth like the baldy parrot family

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 trigger fish, we got one in

Mon, 2011-04-11 22:18

 trigger fish, we got one in exmouth and it had awsome colours.

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 Looks like some kind of

Mon, 2011-04-11 22:19

 Looks like some kind of leather jacket. tail confuses me tho

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Yellow-spotted triggerfish.  

Mon, 2011-04-11 22:40

Yellow-spotted triggerfish.   (from fish-ID book - best $8 i spent)

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yep, hlokk is spot on

Tue, 2011-04-12 08:45

yep, hlokk is spot on

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i want to get one

Tue, 2011-04-12 09:38

whats your fish-id book?..number of times i would have used it.

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The one I have is "Marine

Tue, 2011-04-12 10:07

The one I have is "Marine fishes of North-Western Australia". There are a few other ones here. I forget which one it is with a blue neon damsel on the front, but a few seem to have that. My book doesnt cover south western australia though, so only northern species (or ones that are found in the north and here too). Though, it is a WA book, so no useless species we never get here.

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thanks mate

Sun, 2011-04-17 16:15

 im gonna get me one!

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In Perth waters too

Mon, 2011-04-11 23:19

I see them out diving around Rotto. Not a common fish and quick to swim away but see them often enough to say they are happy to hang out in 20 m around reefs