Maori Wrasse
Submitted by scuttlebutt on Mon, 2006-03-27 05:22.
Caught this Maori Wrasse a couple months ago off Cairns. Their a beautiful fish and even better on the plate, but they're protected now so he went back in. They also pull pretty hard!
cheers,
steve
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SHizz
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not a bad sized one either,
not a bad sized one either, weather looks like the good that day eh?
Adam Gallash
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Wrasse
Can't say I've ever seen one that big either! What a monster.
scuttlebutt
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I know there are a few
I know there are a few different species of Maori Wrasse, but that one's a Hump-headed Moari Wrasse, and believe it or not it's just a baby. They grow to well over 100kg! Over here the dive boats seek them out and hand feed them - Trivia - They always name them "Wally" as in Where's Wally. Anyway, they became protected a couple years ago when the new green zones were created and seem to be increasing in numbers.
cheers,
steve