DaveD Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I always try to get bream but I'm not sure if its a Tarwhine or not. I really cant see too much of a difference. I've got a lot of these small fish lately with light green coloured spots I think shaped like a bream and Tarwhine, what are they? Just wondering if people have some good descriptions on what to see as the differences between them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dolmo Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Green spots are normally small pinky snapper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 tonyt Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 theres a photo of a bream and a photo of a tarwine if thats any help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Flattieman Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 (edited) Hi Dave, Tarwhine and bream are often confused. As you can see int he pictures below, the most obvious differences between the Yellowfin Bream (Acanthopagrus australis) and the Tarwhine (Rhabdosargus sarba) are colouration, head shape and anal fins. The head of a Tarwhine is much more rounded than a bream's. Tarwhine are also generally more yellow in colour with faint yellow stripes running horizontally down the body. Furthermore, there is a visible difference in the anal and caudal fins of both fish - this can be seen below. Tarwhine also feature a more prominent eye and a rounder body shape in general. NSW Fisheries Yellowfin Bream: NSW Fisheries Tarwhine: eFishAlbum Yellowfin Bream: eFish Album Tarwhine: Hope this helps, Flattieman. Edited January 30, 2007 by Flattieman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest IFishSick. Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Yeah that sounds like a Snapper with the spots on them. The smaller ones are a bit less red so maybe they look more like a Bream or Tarwhine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 offtap1 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Excellant Reply Flatieman ive been dumb founded my self Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Flattieman Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Excellant Reply Flatieman ive been dumb founded my self Cheers Dave I was the first person in my family to really notice - it's not hard to get confused! Now everyone can spot the difference pretty well - you just need to put your baits down in a swarm of the darn things and soon you'll be bored of catching tarwhine! The difference is pretty obvious once you've got two fresh specimens to compare. Flattieman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Davemmm Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Dont tarwhine have a black gut cavity and bream have a white one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 longtail Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Dave's right also the jaw is shorter & differently shaped to a breams, obvious when looked at head-on, not so obvious in profile photos, plus the goldish horizontal ribbons on it's flanks. Really good tucker if iced asap & a fish with a strong schooling instinct. Where there's one - a killer Fishraider report should follow ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Davemmm Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Dont tarwhine have a black gut cavity and bream have a white one? Only problem with this is you have to kill the buggers to find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DaveD Posted February 3, 2007 Author Share Posted February 3, 2007 Alright, Thanks for the help guys, helps me distinguish em a bit more easily. I think my best bets are to have someone physically show me two comparisons that they catch. There's another quick question, these small pinky snapper as you put it, theyre still the same shape and appear similar to these dont they ? OR they did to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 dailow Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 These are a couple of pictures of bream and tarwhine which i have caught. As you can see there is a noticeable difference in the shape and colour of the two fish. The first one here is a bream This one is the tarwhine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 They are a couple of nice Tarwhine there and welcome to the site Cheers Swordfisherman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 dailow Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 They are a couple of nice Tarwhine there and welcome to the site Cheers Swordfisherman Thanks mate got them down in wollongong harbour, measured about 50cm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DaveD Posted February 5, 2007 Author Share Posted February 5, 2007 (edited) Thanks mate got them down in wollongong harbour, measured about 50cm Very nice Tarwhine mate. That helped A LOT !!! Thanks man. That's exactly what I was looking for. EDIT: Noticed another small thing, the bottom of the bream is flat and the tarwhine is more rounded all over Edited February 5, 2007 by AmateurDave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 wildfish Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 hey dave have the fish ur catchin got a pinkish tinge to them i keep catchin tonnes of em squire or young snapper. theres a lot of em in port hacking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DaveD Posted February 6, 2007 Author Share Posted February 6, 2007 hey dave have the fish ur catchin got a pinkish tinge to them i keep catchin tonnes of em squire or young snapper. theres a lot of em in port hacking! they were a little, but more so they had those greeny coloured dots around them. Nice lookin fish, small ones though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I always try to get bream but I'm not sure if its a Tarwhine or not. I really cant see too much of a difference.
I've got a lot of these small fish lately with light green coloured spots I think shaped like a bream and Tarwhine, what are they?
Just wondering if people have some good descriptions on what to see as the differences between them.
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