Fish ID on 2 - please

[Keechie]

hi just wondering what these 2 fish are, caught on prawns up at caloundra next to the boardwalk. the small black one had like a fluoro irredescent blue on like a little dot and when in the water lit up very bright.

regards,
keechie

[Luke G]

The first one is a small buff bream.

Not sure on the second.

Cheers

[Red Bull]

First fish - sweep?

Second fish - some kind of damsel fish?

[Noelm]

yep sure is more commonly known as a Silver Drummer, not too flash in the Eating department.

[Noelm]

wooops first one is a Silver Drummer that is, second one is also very common, we used to just call them "white eyes" don't know why, but they have very heavy scales and are in very dense schools at times, especially if you are Bream Fishing around the Rocks.

[fish_on]

thats great fishing, keep up the good work ;D

i love breaming too

[tunaticer]

The first one is a silver drummer and second one is a damsel fish I believe.

Jack.

[bennykenny]

yeah First one is a silver drummer , used to catch a few of these on the south coast of NSW these things grow pretty big, it is belived that eating the silver drummer has some aphrodisiac qualities

[SummerTrance]

Well done keechie, Keep up the good work!

[Mexikan]

I take it this is the same boardwalk at Caloundra where they catch luderick?It would make sense for drummer to be there they like the same habitat as blackfish.
Mex

[Keechie]

thanks for that guys i might post a propper report on the whole 4 days i waas up there

regards,
keechie

[tailorboi99]

Good work mate

[imnotoriginal]

I knew the first one as a blue puller... So either misidentified the first time or different name for the same fish.
Joel

[Outsider1]

The first one is definitely a Silver Drummer.

http://www.austmus.gov.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/ksydney.htm

Damselfish sound right for the 2nd one, but the closest picture I can find is 2nd last fish down;

http://www.oceanarium.com.au/Fish/damselfish.htm

Cheers

Dave

[jackextracter]

ITs already been said but i call the first one a sweep and the 2nd one some kind of dampsel.

[BobbyJ123]

The second fish is a Spiney-Tail Puller, Acanthochromis Polycanthus, one of the damsel fish.

[Cammy]

the second one kinda looks liek a tripletail, but its not, its a damsel.

Cammo

[Luke G]

Buff Bream = Silver drummer