kiwibrown Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Hi Guys, What is this little fella? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rickmarlin62 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Diamondfish jeff..sometimes called moonfish only small but we used to get 25 bucks a kilo in markets 4 yr ago...rick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Blackfish Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Also a couple of other Common names i've heard "Butter Bream and Butterfish" a mate used to call them Mono's but as Rick said the most common name is Diamondfish. "Monodactylus argenteus" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Scratchie Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Pomfret! I think ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Scratchie Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 2 hours ago, rickmarlin62 said: Diamondfish jeff..sometimes called moonfish only small but we used to get 25 bucks a kilo in markets 4 yr ago...rick Cheers rick! Similar shape! I’m no expert but thought I’d have crack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 masterfisho7 Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 I also would say a Butterfish . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jewhunter Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Yeah, we used to call them butter fish. Hey Rick, wow $25 a kilo! They must be bloody tasty! Have a look what people pay for them now in a saltwater aquarium. $25-$30 each! I've got heaps of them swimming around out back atm.... New business?! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Scratchie Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 1 hour ago, masterfisho7 said: I also would say a Butterfish . I would to if rick and blackfish said so! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 JonD Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 My daughter reckons a silver batfish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rickmarlin62 Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 google diamondfish and look at foto is all I need to say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MainframeJames Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Google shows butterfish, diamond fish, silver batfish all with each other's photos! Looks dead similar to fish in the States we called a butterfish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 dirvin21 Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 the bane of my existence during my younger years bait fishing for bream on the breakwall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 JonD Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 10 hours ago, rickmarlin62 said: google diamondfish and look at foto is all I need to say You could say that about most of the names it goes under, including silver batfish on this marine biologist, scientist, book I'd writers site http://www.daveharasti.com/nelsonbay/fish/pageseven.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Blackfish Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Bloody common names, that's why I try to include a Scientic name. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mrsswordfisherman Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Here is a database called Fishbase http://www.fishbase.org/search.php http://www.fishbase.se/summary/Monodactylus-argenteus.html This link is also is in a pinned post in The Aquarium and I am pretty sure Blackfish would use it to help us with our fish ID Love how everyone helps with these 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 kiwibrown Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 thanks guys, appreciate your expertise. Its the first one ive seen in Sydney harbour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 CJay Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 we call em machine gun bream due to them smashing baits to bits as soon as it hits topwater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MainframeJames Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 8 hours ago, mrsswordfisherman said: Here is a database called Fishbase http://www.fishbase.org/search.php http://www.fishbase.se/summary/Monodactylus-argenteus.html This link is also is in a pinned post in The Aquarium and I am pretty sure Blackfish would use it to help us with our fish ID Love how everyone helps with these All of the above lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jewhunter Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Thanks James. That's jogged the memory! We also used to call them batfish & silver moony! I reckon batfish was the most common name used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Toilor Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Always called them Butter bream. Ive caught them from Cairns to St Georges Basin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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