Adam Chef Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 (edited) Hi everyone, I spotted this yesterday in mortlake (parramata river) swimming neare the park at the end of the hilly street Does anyone know what spiece is that? Size of the human head Edited July 5, 2015 by Adam Chef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Krispy ! Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 There is no way that's a kingfish lol the mouth is too pointed, im leaning towards a tuna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Mike2103 Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Its a kingfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Adam Chef Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 The eye is to low to be a king fish, looks like a dolphin but how come so far in parramata river Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest no one Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Tuna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 batfishing Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Deadfish...... Sorry someone had to say it Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Mike2103 Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Haha the picture didn't pop up first time I though the pic was that kingy you have there , the photos def a tuna head as Teflon pointed out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest 4myson Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 What do you mean SWIMMING ??? (LOL...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 finin Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 (edited) It is a juvenile dolphin. It is not a tuna head. Look at the head it has a beak. Edited July 6, 2015 by finin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bessell1955 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Yea, what do you mean by swimming. If it was then it must be a Lasirus fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest no one Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Guys that's not a beak, that's an illusion caused by the water, half the head is out of the water half of it is in causing the head to look like it has a beak! #science Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Adam Chef Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 Hi guys, it's not a illusion, head stayed on the sand later, definitely has a shape of dolphin head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest no one Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 From what i've seen Baby Dolphins have pronounced snouts, this does not. Dolphins mouths finish just under the eye, this mouth finishes before the eye. The mouth also turns down like a tunas This fish has a big eye, Dolphins don't. Id call Yellowfin. But in my eyes certainly a Tuna! Other things to consider: Its in the Parra, So its most likely been caught outside and cleaned and disposed off at the ramp, also no visible wounds on the head which id think rules out a shark as when they feed they pretty much try to bite everythingand would have damaged it more. So unless the local Parramatta community is eating Dolphin id put money on Tuna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 finin Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Gentleman, after confering with over 10 commercial fishos from FNQ to Eden and Fisheries and after cutting off more tuna heads than i can think off in a past life, it is an extremely young bottlenose dolphin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 dorktron Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Nah, that's a tuna. Notice the gill plate on both sides and the beak is an illusion as pointed out earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 GreyNurse Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Damn that water refraction. It makes ID'ing difficult! However, if you look closely, there's one thing that gives it away. The striations behind the eye. Compare to the pic below. There's a label covering part of the feature I'm referring to, but I think I;m on the right track here. I'd say a tuna for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 finin Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Adam Chef, finally did something with your photo, Taronga Zoo have identified the head as a kingfish. I was wayyy offff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest no one Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 We all were - except Mike... Who guessed before the pic was uploaded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Crossfire63 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 That just shows that kings never give up.....swimming along the Parramatta River in that condition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 GreyNurse Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Just goes to show that even photos are not the best evidence. Those striations i mentioned, if Taronga Zoo staff are right, and I have no reason to doubt them, must have been the result of decomposition. Still it was fun trying to ID the remains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 nbdshroom Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 This has been an entertaining and interesting thread for all concerned. I'm inclined to take the viewpoint of Taronga Zoo, so I'm going to update the thread title accordingly. Thanks for your input everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hi everyone, I spotted this yesterday in mortlake (parramata river) swimming neare the park at the end of the hilly street
Does anyone know what spiece is that? Size of the human head
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