Fish ID

[karrier]

Hi Guys caught this not so attractive fish in the Pine yesterday down near the concrete banks. I have not seen one before, is it some type of toad fish??. Also got some good size prawns same location.
Cheers
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[dfox]

A Butterfish is what it is, average to eat but not as uncommon as you might think ...foxy

[BLOOEY]

I think ive caught smaller ones in the cast net.Had a nasty litttle sting on them.

[flickflack]

Its a Scat mate I caught one in the Nerang a few months ago

Rod

[kingkev]

Looks like a big happy moment

[theVan]

looks like my mother in law!

[Freeeedom]

It's a spotted butterfish, also called a spotted scat. They are very common but are not commonly caught because they are largely vegetarian. They are closely related to the striped butterish which is a slightly more common catch and is also very common in SE Qld estuaries. I've caught large striped butterfish while fishing for luderick but only get the spotted variety in the cast net. The juveniles are almost black with some orange bands and are a popular aquarium fish. Recently while fishing the ledges on the inside of Bribie Island my anchor got stuck between a couple of large rocks. I put on a pair of goggles and jumped over the side to free it by hand. I was surprised to see the most abundant fish around the rocks were schools of spotted butterfish up to about the size of the one pictured. There were hundreds of them, but they never took a bait (live yabbies) whenever I've fished there.
Cheers Freeeedom

[karrier]

Thanks guys, I don't think I could bring myself to eat something like that, and boy I hope your mother in law doesn't look up ausfish!!!!

[the gecko]

Yes, its a scat, and they have poisonus spikes in the backbone.