help with Id please

[snasman]

Hi all the first pic was of a fish I caught at the pine last night(3/4/07) ,went like a steam train had a ball with this fish Im just not sure what it was???the second pic was taken a few weeks ago I caught these in my cast net ,thanks for your Help .Cheers Snas.

[Freeeedom]

First one's a grunter (officially javelin fish), the other two are small threadfin, probably the local one called puttynose perch, although they are usually a bit more of a yellow colour than that
Cheers Freeeedom

[mitch qld]

Yep, first one a grunter no doubt.

And the other two are definently some sort of salmon, either small threadfin as freeeedom suggested, or they could be a variety called Gunther's Threadfin. My book at home ( Marine Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Southeast Asia by Gerry Allen) describes this species as:

Inhabits coastal waters over mud and sad bottoms; distinguished by divided pectoral fin with lower part containing 7 free filaments and most of dorsal fin blackish; found mainly in the West Pacific; grows to 20cm.

Just a thought.

Cheers, Mitch.

[snasman]

Thanks heaps Guys I was thinking Grunter when I got it on board ,its been quite a few years since I caught 1 of these and the last 1 I did when It was put on deck it made the grunting noise but this 1 didnt ,cheers Snas

[blue_mako]

I'd say small King Threadfin salmon. There have been a few Threadies that have ventured into the Pine so I would put my bet on KT Salmon.

Troy