Fish ID Gold Coast Canals

[bitter_bird]

hey guys
had a flick this morning in the canals and caught this fish
looked like a jack but was real yellow underneath and had a darker dorsal fin.
definately looked like a Lutjanid species but didnt have the spots of a moses or stripes of a jack....any ideas?

red bass maybe??

Cheers,

Ben

[bitter_bird]

the pic doesnt really show but the fish was actually quite red,
at first one could almost confuse for a juvenile jack

[carnster]

Looks like a red bass to me a unique catch i reckon.

[Dylan_Rylatt]

wow u got me.... cool catch... call it a yelowfinned jack

[URAGANGI]

Here's a way off shot... How about a new hydrid.... Mangrove jack X Moses perch.?
The colour of both species is there, the stornch robust build of the fish is there also. How about this for a name, call your new found species a MOJACK.....(Just an idea!)
Cheers
Gav.

[URAGANGI]

I went for a trawl, and came through with this Lutjanus Russelli (Moses Perch)

[bitter_bird]

hmm its a weird one hey,
it was definately not the standard moses perch,

that first one in the pic looked more like it Viper Fish

[cuzzamundi]

Moses in my opinion.

Cuzza

[URAGANGI]

It's close, but not close enough.

[Bronson]

looks very similar to a moses perch. but just not quite.

MoJack good name.


cheers bron

[Daintreeboy]

A bit difficult to tell from that photo but it could be either a yellow lined sea perch or most likely a dark tailed sea perch.
It is definitley not a Red Bass or Moses perch. My vote is for the dark tailed sea perch.

[theangryangler]

A juvinile Jack after a long time in muddy/fresh flood waters??

[Jimbo73]

Maybe a Yellow-Margined Sea Perch [ Lutjanus Fulvus]

[bitter_bird]

thanks for the info guys,

i think it is the lutjanus fulvus,
after looking at some more pics im pretty sure its the one.

cheers,

Ben

[Daintreeboy]

Looks like it. Last link is to what I thought it was, first two are to what it probably is. Still a close call though.

http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=262

http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/28_9090.htm

http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/28_8997.htm

[URAGANGI]

Daintree top links!!
Cheers
Gav.

[mangrovejacks]

He's a strange one that's for sure. I think everyone has pretty much summed it up though. I bet you stared at him for a while when you landed him :o

[snodger 08]

Lutjanus fulvus / blacktail snapper
Id'd on another site.
Your pic is famous.