Geebags Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 (edited) Hi folks, I am resonably new to fishing and caught this today and can't for the life of me id it. Think it is some sort of garfish but what? Anyway he swallowed the hook and wasn't in a good way so was put down. On looking at him after (trying to retrieve the hook) I noticed a white parasite on each gill (one covering the whole of one gill). Anyways might have explained why it didn't fight much? Just wondering whether, with a fish containing such a parasite, it is still safe to eat. (One of the parasites I removed was the size of half of my little finger and was white and looked like a miniature mortan bay bug). G The picture, sorry for quality, had to reduce the size to get it to work on the web here.. Edited February 2, 2010 by Geebags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 The fish you caught is a Long Tom. The parasite is generally called a 'doctor' Very common in baitfish like yakkas & gar. Also found alot in leatherjackets as well. They don't affect the eating quality of a fish. Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juzza Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 Yep, i 2nd the longtom and the doctor (parasite). You see the longtoms cruising the flats at narrabeen, iv even hooked one on weed whiling fishing for blackfish =] He must of been hungry. Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daid Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Does anyone know the proper name for the "doctor" parasite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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