RPL Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 I caught this fish over the xmas holidays up at Airlie beach QLD. It was taken on fresh squid, went about 30cm Looks to be some sorta catfish but im not sure please help just a couple of questions 1. What is it 2. Are they ediable 3. What are they like to eat if you can eat them (sorry about the crappy phone pic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jewhunter Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 It's a juvenile Threadfin Salmon & they are usually released. I don't know of anyone who has eaten one so I can't tell you how they rate as table fare. Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 blayne Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 yeah im saying juvenile threadfin salmon aswell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 The Iceman Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 It looks like a threadfin salmon I reckon they are good eating a lot better tha barra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 RPL Posted February 19, 2007 Author Share Posted February 19, 2007 O really i thought that but i guessed it was a catfish because it had those feelers, owell there were so many of them it wasnt funny, whats the legal size limit? BTW this fish had smooth skin , it didnt have scales Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 longtail Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Your suspicion is right, RPL that's a cattie. Easy to tell fron the spinous dorsal fin & short rounded adipose fin. looks like a threadfin catfish Arius armiger one of the most common species of cattie in northern Aust waters. Most end up in crab pots for something really worthwhile. That's what they're best at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 brettm-c Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Yeah RPL dropshot is right its a catfish! which is to bad because treadfin salmon are great eating!! better than barra!! brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 kingpig Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 This look like a dogfish or swallow tail catfish to me. I have tried to eat them but they make good cut bait. I have caught lots of bream on them in the Richmond River. Cheers Kingpig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 The Iceman Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 (edited) Threadfin salmon Salmon catfish The phone pic is not real clear but this might help Im going for salmon catfish now after looking at those pics Edited February 19, 2007 by The Iceman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RPL
I caught this fish over the xmas holidays up at Airlie beach QLD.
It was taken on fresh squid, went about 30cm
Looks to be some sorta catfish but im not sure please help
just a couple of questions
1. What is it
2. Are they ediable
3. What are they like to eat if you can eat them
(sorry about the crappy phone pic)
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