SaltyGreek Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 I caught this yesterday at Jewfish Bay on a nipper. Has anyone caught one of these before or does anyone know what they are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Signing Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 grinner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfish Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 I hope I’m wrong but it looks like a Yellowfin Goby “Acanthogobius flavimanus” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 54 minutes ago, Blackfish said: I hope I’m wrong but it looks like a Yellowfin Goby “Acanthogobius flavimanus” Looks close to that. It has the Goby look about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyGreek Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Blackfish said: I hope I’m wrong but it looks like a Yellowfin Goby “Acanthogobius flavimanus” It looks like a yellowfin judging by internet photos. I’ve caught crested oyster goby in the same area as well except they were a lot smaller than this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfish Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Having a better look (on a bigger screen) I'm certain its a Yellowfin Goby and its classified as a Class 1 Noxious fish in NSW. https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/pests-diseases/marine-pests/found-in-nsw/yellowfin-goby Happy to be corrected though. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 27 minutes ago, Blackfish said: Having a better look (on a bigger screen) I'm certain its a Yellowfin Goby and its classified as a Class 1 Noxious fish in NSW. https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/pests-diseases/marine-pests/found-in-nsw/yellowfin-goby Happy to be corrected though. 🙂 So that means to have to kill it & not return it then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfish Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 37 minutes ago, kingie chaser said: So that means to have to kill it & not return it then? Correct @kingie chaser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyGreek Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 I released it whoops. I didn’t know it was invasive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, SaltyGreek said: I released it whoops. I didn’t know it was invasive It happens, I may have caught one of these in Botany Bay but then again it could have been a grinner. I will have to pay more attention in the future myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyGreek Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 1 hour ago, kingie chaser said: It happens, I may have caught one of these in Botany Bay but then again it could have been a grinner. I will have to pay more attention in the future myself. Same here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfish Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Look at the positive side @SaltyGreek you have made more people aware of this fish and to me I recon thats a good thing all round. Thumbs up mate.👍 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temnina Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 On 4/8/2020 at 11:42 AM, kingie chaser said: So that means to have to kill it & not return it then? Thought this was interesting on the DPI website "It is not known exactly how the Yellowfin Goby was introduced to Australian waters. However, it is possible that larvae were translocated to Australia via ballast water carried in international cargo ships." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyGreek Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 8 hours ago, temnina said: Thought this was interesting on the DPI website "It is not known exactly how the Yellowfin Goby was introduced to Australian waters. However, it is possible that larvae were translocated to Australia via ballast water carried in international cargo ships." That is interesting. I was wondering how they got here and that sounds like a possibility on how they got here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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