What fish is this?

[wrip109]

I caught this today at Victoria Point. It was slimy to the touch and had teeth similar to a human. What is it and could I have eaten it. It was about 55 cms long and guess about 3kilo.

It is back in the bay because I don't eat what I can't identify(Which is a lot)

[tedbear60]

Mate it looks like a green toad fish. It has one of the deadliest toxins known to man. Wise not to eat what your not familiar with.

[Blackened]

G'day
My guess is, it's a species of leatherjacket.

Did it feel scaly at all, or did it have a hide similar to a shark?

Dave

[wrip109]

No scales. Really slimy which is why I used a towel. Could not pick it up without one. Similar to shark skin I guess but really slimy.

Must look up green toad fish

Fought like hell on 3 kilo line.

Phil

[lippa]

sea toad???????????????
ugly green heaps of shit, caught some around pancake ck on cd18's!!!!!

[wrip109]

Here is another photo

[lifestyle]

its a sea toad don't eat it posions.

[tedbear60]

Wrip try this link http://www.sunfish.com.au/html/toad_fish.html.

[wrip109]

Thanks guys

If I had known I could have given it to my boss...

Phil

[kingtin]

Yep, a big toady. They can be pretty thick at one particular spot at the Pin and another mark near Blakesleys. My personal thoughts on the many bite offs experienced in the bay are that these buggers may be responsible. One day we were having hooks to size 4/0 being bitten in half and it wasn't till the lass landed this bugger that we realised what was responsible.watch yer fingers when unhooking.

kev

[Greg P]

It is back in the bay because I don't eat what I can't identify(Which is a lot)

Good philosophy Phil

[ffejsmada]

Blackened, you better scrub up on your fish identification mate. We wouldn't want you eating a toad thinking it was a leatherjacket now would we. You'd be dead.

G'day
My guess is, it's a species of leatherjacket.

Did it feel scaly at all, or did it have a hide similar to a shark?

Dave

[84mick]

Thanks guys

If I had known I could have given it to my boss...

Phil

LOL, and mine to

Mick.

[sandbankmagnet]

Yep toadie. Forget about it and tend to the other rod in the background.

[Blackened]

Blackened, you better scrub up on your fish identification mate. We wouldn't want you eating a toad thinking it was a leatherjacket now would we. You'd be dead.

G'day
Thats a fair enough call to make. Believe me, I know what a toadie ooks like, I was just thrown by the original pic because it looked rather thin, not round lke a toad.

Dave