Another Fish ID

[castlemaine]

Caught this at Horseshoe Bay (Peel Island) yesterday. Anyone id it for me???

[wags on the water]

not the best photo, but at this stage i'm leaning towards a stonefish...?? Why is it upside down???? do you foulhook it ?

[castlemaine]

Wags
Fouled hooked near tail end. Thought it was a Stonefish too, but the only other stonefish I've seen was in North Qld and it was uglier and rounder. Cheers.

[wags on the water]

Ugly is ugly. There's no nearly ugly..... ;D

[bballfisho]

a ghoul fish perhaps. there was an ID on a similar fish not long ago.

[marty+jojo]

Doesn't look like a stone fish to me. I got one a couple of moths back, i will attach a pic of one. As to what it is i have no idea.
Marty.

[sambos]

not sure but looks similar to a bullrout although far bigger than most ive seen

[Mackerel Whisperer]

Bloody ugly alright

bballfisho spot on

Looks like a 'Demon Stinger'/ 'Bearded Ghoul' according to Grants.

[castlemaine]

Is this it???

[theclick]

Caught on of those buggers when i was younger, the thing swam around with my lure still attached. Didnt want to touch it for fear of my life

[rogersto]

Fugley is the word. Looks like the Batfish has some serious competition in the ugly stakes here :)

[Darren D]

Looks like a scorpion fish, I used to have one in an aquarium and seen a lot when diving on the reefs. They will give you the same hurry up as a stone fish.
Darren.

[Sandman]

Looks like a scorpion fish, I used to have one in an aquarium and seen a lot when diving on the reefs.
Think your correct there Darren its in that family in fact i think it may even be a closer relative of the Lion fish commomly seen in aquriums ? My money is on scorpion Fish poor mans lobster .

[snapperm8]

scorpion fish... i have heard of scorpion cod and also hear there not bad on the chew, just have alot of spikes out of them which arnt to nice



cheers dave