tumra Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Hey guys, Caught a number of these fish while fishing in the canals on the Gold Coast over the weekend. Can anyone identify it for me... For a guy used to catching bream in Sydney it was good fun catching a different species of fish. Different view of a bigger species Thanks Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Mondo Rock Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Isn't it a yellowfin bream? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 tumra Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Isn't it a yellowfin bream? nah, we caught a number of bream during the day as well... this fish was alot longer and skinner than yellow fin bream... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 slothe Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 You have caught what looks to me to be a Tarwhine.There are heaps of them at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 slinkymalinky Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I don't think it could be a Tarwhine... they have an even more rounded head than Bream. I think it's a bream but perhaps with some sort of local characteristics of an isolated population??? It seems to have all the other charateristics of a Yellowfin Bream. Maybe we're seeing the evolution of a new species... the Super Bream. Natures response to Soft Plastics and the ABT??? Cheers, Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 donjuarez Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 My first reaction was Yellowfin Bream... was almost going to reach out for the thinking you were having a go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Mondo Rock Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 nah, we caught a number of bream during the day as well... this fish was alot longer and skinner than yellow fin bream... Yeah - you're right tumra. The mouth is definitely wrong for a bream - looks almost like a whiting's mouth, and the fish overall has a 'jewie' look to it (although maybe it's just me). It's definitely not a tarwhine - as slinky points out their heads are even rounder than a bream. A true mystery - maybe this is a hybrid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 arpie Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 (edited) Hmmmmm, I think it is just the angle of the 2nd photo that makes the head look like a whiting (which it does ....) It could just be an underfed bream that was a bit 'slabby', like a badly conditioned trout! They can look pretty ordinary, too! It does have that extra silvery sides that a Tarwhine has tho ..... that big anal fin (the sharp one at the front of the back lot) looks like pure bream to me! They always have a Big OneI find that Tarwhine usually have a defined line along their flank too. Hey Mods, do we have a gallery of good photos of the more common fish? I know the 'amonline' is available, but if you are not astute in noticing the exact difference of specific fin shape & things, it can lead to an incorrect identification, don't you find!? A tricky one!! Got any more photos??? Could be a baby jewie, I guess, but the shape still doesn't quite fit! Jewgaffer, where are you for an adjudication??? Cheers Roberta Edited February 27, 2008 by Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jewhunter Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 It's definitely not a Jewie. Looks alot like a juvenile fingermark bream but it doesn't have the spot. The jury is still out here! Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 andrew399 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 definately not a baby jewie. it seems to be in the bream family for sure and must just be a population variation of a yellowfin or some other form of bream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Josh88 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 (edited) it probably is just a bream, but a different type, like it is a slightly different shape as a pikey or boney bream are slightly different shaped to yellowfin or silver bream most of us are used to. Not sure what this one is though, i've found that black bream i've caught in Sydney are a bit different in shape to the ones i got in Port Douglas so maybe that could be still a yellowfin...? Josh Edited February 27, 2008 by Josh88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 tumra Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Its a juvenile javelin fish Spotted Javelin Fish (Pomadasys hasta Bloch ) Local Common Names: Grunter Cheers Stewy mate thats what it looks like.... and it does grunt when you try to get the hook out.... they any good to eat??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 arpie Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 ahaaa We are all the more knowledgeable now!!! Well done Stewy! Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Davemmm Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Call it what you want if landed in my boat it would be a bream! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bjneville Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Spot on Stewy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 frangkie Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 (edited) they taste absolutely tops, chicken of the sea! many of the old blokes who fish the estuaries in north qld prefer them to barra on the table and i would have to agree with them. the texture of their flesh when cooked is actualy more similar to chicken than fish. Edited February 28, 2008 by frangkie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rizzo Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Hey Stewy they look like those yellow tailer bream you keep telling us about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hey guys,
Caught a number of these fish while fishing in the canals on the Gold Coast over the weekend. Can anyone identify it for me... For a guy used to catching bream in Sydney it was good fun catching a different species of fish.
Different view of a bigger species
Thanks
Anthony
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