Black Trevally - Any Ideas?

[martymonsta]

Hey guys,

Caught this guy off Longy yesterday off the kayak.

My guess Warehou or Snotty Trevally. Measured 38cm.

Am sure it's a member of the trevally family (typical serrated scutes at tail wrist) and forked tail. Unlike a silver he had teeth on him and black eyes. Quite slimy too.

When bringing him up he was grey in colour with pronounced black stripes (like a sea-caught Luderick) but later turned almost completely black.

Oven baked it was soft moist flesh and really tasty.

Cheers

Marty

[rah168]

pretty sure its a cottonmouth trevally mate

[martymonsta]

Thanks mate, just had a look.

Definitely is.

Cheers

Marty

[Anti-Carp]

I think you're spot on. It ooks like a snotty (warehou) to me