eefsj Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Went fishing today and caught this weird looking fish, trying to find out what it is from Google and the fish species but still couldn't identify it. Can anyone tell me what fish is this? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Blackfish Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 This one came up a while ago and I think the consensus was a Large Scale Saury. Sauria undosquamis. Sorry, but not being pedantic I'll call it that for the time being. But as always, happy to be corrected. http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/index.php?showtopic=75882 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Harbour Hauler Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 They are a weird lookin fish .i believe its. A lizard fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tag117 Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Yeah, agree with harbour hauler, lizardfish or grinner! Really cool, have a huge mouth capacity and a voracious appetite to match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bessell1955 Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Can you eat them, or should i say are they a good table fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Scratchie Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Can you eat them, or should i say are they a good table fish? I wouldn't eat them! Definately a throw back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 tld517 Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Can you eat them, or should i say are they a good table fish? Similar to Sergeant Baker, bony! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yowie Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Can you eat them, or should i say are they a good table fish? I filleted the similar looking one I caught, and found it contains a similar bony structure to a Sgt Baker, that is, many bones along the fillet. The tail section did not contain any bones, so I cut off that section, coated in bread crumbs and pan fried. It was quite edible, though a little different in taste to most other fish I have eaten. There are many other fish that taste a bit better. Fish from the lizard fish family are caught overseas and used to make fishcakes or fish balls that are deep fried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 NaClH2OK9 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Not pedantic Gordon. Just accurate. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mrpasqualie Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Grinner , very boney , not on top of my taste table but seem to be caught a lot in the harbour after heavy rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 night_rider Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 It's a good rule of thumb to make sure you know the fish before taking it home. Bag limits, sizes, protected species and potential toxins or poisons are pretty important to your health and our local ecosystems. That aside, I landed one of these near Clifton Gardens, pretty ordinary fight, but cool to land a new species! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 GordoRetired Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Fishing off Noosa a few years back on a charter boat and the crew kept these for bait. Caught some good fish on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Went fishing today and caught this weird looking fish, trying to find out what it is from Google and the fish species but still couldn't identify it.
Can anyone tell me what fish is this?
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