Juvi Sawtail Surgeon ?

[Ray R]

Hi Raiders, caught this little fella today whilst black fishing, I know he is a Surgeonfish and maybe a sawtail.

He had rough skin very much like a leather jacket.

This speciman was about 25cms..

Click on the pics to see it at a large size and see what you think.

Edited May 11, 2012 by Ray R

[Krispy !]

Mate i have to say that it is a surgeon but definately not a sawtail surgeon, i have caught the sawtails in the harbour before and i think that is more of a tropical variety.

[Blackfish]

Gold Spot Surgeon.

Seen them Bigger than the Black ones.

Pretty fish.

Edited May 13, 2012 by Blackfish

[Ray R]

After heaps of searching I think this is the fish I caught, it's a Spotted Sawtail Surgeonfish..

[Blackfish]

Goodday Ray R, Bloody common names for fish

I have a mate who hates these "common names" as its still hard to ID. He likes the scientific names and this is a great example.

I call them Gold Spot Surgeons, you've found, Spotted Sawtail Surgeonfish and Fish Base calls them Yellowspotted Sawtail.

I'm quite certain they are Prionurus maculatus

Seen them at Winney Bay to.

[aeb870]

Is that an edible fish? If so, is it nice?

[Blackfish]

Is that an edible fish? If so, is it nice?

Not bad, fillet and skin them though.