Dfishin Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 This one has got me stumped. Caught this while bottom bashing in 120m of water off shoalhaven heads What is it ? Good to eat ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 OzMacca Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 I would say its from the cod family Cheers Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ray R Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 a tough one, looked in my stuff but failed with a name for it.. I turned and enhanced the pic a touch to help with I.D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dfishin Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 Thanks ray. i couldnt work out how to do that. Me and couple of others think looks like some sort of deep cod. I would really like to find this one out. I do alot of bottom bashing and have never seen one of these before ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yowie Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Thanks ray. i couldnt work out how to do that. Me and couple of others think looks like some sort of deep cod. I would really like to find this one out. I do alot of bottom bashing and have never seen one of these before ? Cannot find anything in my publications. Try the Fisheries or Australian Museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 OzMacca Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 It looks like a blacktip cod or footballer cod but without the black tips on each set of spine tips Cheers Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dfishin Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 Thanks ray. i couldnt work out how to do that. Me and couple of others think looks like some sort of deep cod. I would really like to find this one out. I do alot of bottom bashing and have never seen one of these before ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 austral Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 i also caught one on the weekend, from 100m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Blood Knot Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Looks like a red barred rock cod minus the black & white dorsal tips. I cant get a match in any of my books. Cheers Blood Knot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Black Bandit Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Looks like a Deepwater seaperch Hypoplectrodes sp. Characteristics: Deep bodied with relatively large eye distinctive pink and brown bands on body Max length 45 cm See Hutchins & Swainston Sea Fishes of Southern Australia Fish No. 226 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dfishin Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 Helicolenus barathri Orange Deep Sea Perch Not sure if it is this one. I have caught hundreds of the one you have pictured and definitely looks different ti this. These ones i caught had a very large mouth with different teeth. the teeth were big with only 4 teeth in top and bottom jaw. i was catching these fish you have pictured at the same spot and compared these to them and think they are different. The fish i have pictured i caught 2 of them at the same time ( to different rods at the exact same time ) Maybe it is one of these perch but must be oversized and deformed. the size of both was mose around the 55 cm mark maybe more ? As i said i have caught this one before a lot and bigger models and im not convinced these are the same fish. Could be wrong though ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 austral Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 i also caught one on the weekend, from 100m they also have peg like teeth,with only a few top and bottom.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dfishin Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 they also have peg like teeth,with only a few top and bottom.. Yep thats the one. The other perch pictured have rows of heaps of small teeth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dfishin Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 I have sent the photo to a local charter operator that i kind of know. Hopefully he can finalize it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 finin Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 (edited) Easy, if you go to a fish shop and buy perch fillets, thats what you have. Deep Sea Perch. Great on the tooth. No mystery there. If you want a really good book for fish, Hutchinsons and Swainstons cost you about 150 nicka. It is my bible! Edited April 4, 2012 by finin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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This one has got me stumped.
Caught this while bottom bashing in 120m of water off shoalhaven heads
What is it ? Good to eat ?
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