Trag and Jewfish

[bschoer1@bigond.com]

Do juvenile Jewish have the yellow inside the mouth like Trag?

[wazatherfisherman]

Yes but more pronounced in some areas. Easy way to remember Jew/Trag is Jew have convex tail "E" in jew and convex, Trag have Concave tail "A" in Trag and concave

[bschoer1@bigond.com]

Thanks Wazathefisherman. Wanted to be sure before he ended up in the esky. 👍

[wazatherfisherman]

3 minutes ago, bschoer1@bigond.com said:

Thanks Wazathefisherman. Wanted to be sure before he ended up in the esky. 👍

Tail ID is most reliable way as sometimes the colouration is minimal

[GoingFishing]

I thought the best way to identify the difference between Jew and trag is the spots along the lateral line. Only present in Jewfish right?

[wazatherfisherman]

5 minutes ago, GoingFishing said:

I thought the best way to identify the difference between Jew and trag is the spots along the lateral line. Only present in Jewfish right?

 I just look at the tail, both fish sometimes have the yellow inside their mouths. Haven't caught a Trag for years

[noelm]

18 minutes ago, GoingFishing said:

I thought the best way to identify the difference between Jew and trag is the spots along the lateral line. Only present in Jewfish right?

Sometimes the spots are not visible, especially at night, but the tail is clearly the easiest and quickest method of identification.

[rickmarlin62]

Trag have small scales  jew have larger scales  tail is easiest