Help identify this 1m+ Fish from the Peak on Jig

[Simda]

Hi All

Trying to lean about different types of fishing and tried Jigging for the first time yesterday at the Peak and 12 mile

Did not get any kings which was out target species but I did catch my first ever fish on Jig and it was 1m+

that was the good news but the bad news is we have no idea what it was

even funnier I emailed a picture to my wife that I caught my first 1m+ fish and she thought we were having King fish for dinner till she saw the picture and emailed me back some not so nice words

Also it had this white thing coming out of its tail like a stinger that we did not know if it was dangerous or not

Learnt that jigging can catch fish and even though we did not get any kings it was still a good day be it exhausting on the water

would be great if someone can let me know what this is

[Mousse]

Trumpet fish?

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[the producer]

Alostomus or flute fish.

common catch on jigs in deeper water.

some people also call them trumpet fish...

but Alos means flute.....

[Scratchie]

I bet you were shocked to see that on your line?

Did it put up a fight? Never seen anything like that before.

Cheers scratchie!!!

[alluring]

That's a seriously cool looking fish. If nobody else has caught one before you should submit it for a record and snag a badge

[Nikon]

That's a seriously cool looking fish. If nobody else has caught one before you should submit it for a record and snag a badge

Flute mouth.....

[benm]

Ha! That's one odd looking fish. Perfect hook up in the jaw.

[Simda]

I bet you were shocked to see that on your line?

Did it put up a fight? Never seen anything like that before.

Cheers scratchie!!!

Seriously shocked, did not fight much if at all

Alostomus or flute fish.

common catch on jigs in deeper water.

some people also call them trumpet fish...

but Alos means flute.....

Thanks, Do you know what the white thing extending from the tail is??

Ha! That's one odd looking fish. Perfect hook up in the jaw.

really weird, the Jig was almost as thick as the fish

thanks to all for the help

[the producer]

The white fin extending from the tail is just part of this amazing fish.

I have caught many at lord howe island a few at 12 mile and 1 at the peak.

I think it is actually part of the sea horse family but you would have to do

some online searching to confirm this and find out more.

[Linc]

Wow I bet that had you confused when it came to the surface! A meter + and looks like it'd struggle to push 2 kg!

[Keflapod]

The flute-mouth is an amazing fish.

I believe it stealth attacks it's prey by swimming in the motion of swaying seaweed.

I have seen them in water as shallow as 2m (Port Stephens off the wharf at the shops).

I have also caught them on the peak on liveys but never on a jig.

You must have paused to give your jigging arm a break and gave it a chance to strke, else you would never have hooked it.

I have never noticed the stinger on it's tail.

I have never seen it. I thought it might have been some slime dripping off the body when the fish was held vertically.

If anyone can verify it's existence and function, I would love to hear it....

Next on your agenda - slow jig a big SP and look for a JD...They are there in the cooler months.

Tony

[Linc]

I have never noticed the stinger on it's tail.

I have never seen it. I thought it might have been some slime dripping off the body when the fish was held vertically.

If anyone can verify it's existence and function, I would love to hear it....

Tony

as per Fishes of Australia:

The Smooth Flutemouth has a very long, slender body with a tubular snout, symmetrical dorsal and anal fins, and a long tail filament. These voracious ambush predators and are brownish to olive-green in colour. The long tail filament is lined with sensory pores which may help the fish detect prey.

[rockfisherman]

I have never noticed the stinger on it's tail.

I have never seen it. I thought it might have been some slime dripping off the body when the fish was held vertically.

If anyone can verify it's existence and function, I would love to hear it....

Tony

as per Fishes of Australia:

The Smooth Flutemouth has a very long, slender body with a tubular snout, symmetrical dorsal and anal fins, and a long tail filament. These voracious ambush predators and are brownish to olive-green in colour. The long tail filament is lined with sensory pores which may help the fish detect prey.

So it might be an extension of its lateral line?

Freaky

[Keflapod]

Thanks Linc and Fishingphase.

I love to learn about this stuff.

I would have thought the stinger would impede it's swimming motion - but we live and learn.

I wonder if the species I have seen and caught were a bit different to this one because they didn't have the 'stinger'...

Apart from that, they appeared to be the same fish.

Edited August 13, 2013 by Keflapod

[Flickn Mad]

I have watched for many hours flute mouths ambushing glassys in the ribbon weed at the small trawler wharf at greenwell point. caught a couple and definantly had the "whip" on the tail.

[Simda]

Thanks for the info was one if the strangest fish and we were careful to go no where near the tail since we did not know what it was

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