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Fish Identification
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  1. 21-06-2007, 12:55 PM #1
    Rufus
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    Fish Identification

    Hey, to all the fisher people,

    Can someone please advise me as to what the following fish is. I have looked high and low and cannot identify. I was released alive.
    regards, Rufus
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  2. 21-06-2007, 01:19 PM #2
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    Re: Fish Identification

    I cant make out the tail shape but the head reminds me of a ling that is caught in deep water inbass strait.

    Jack
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  3. 21-06-2007, 01:24 PM #3
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    Looks like a southern jaw fish to me or part of the jaw fish family hard to say for sure as its pretty dark in those pictures, their a bloody slimey ugly fish though thats for sure.
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  4. 21-06-2007, 01:52 PM #4
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    Re: Fish Identification

    The head shape sure looks like a large version of a jawfish, popular aquaruium species. Hard to be sure as all the jawfish I've seen are very colourful pretty little fish..looks like that one has been eating toxic waste to grow that big.... gotta love those crazy eye's.
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  5. 21-06-2007, 01:58 PM #5
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    Re: Fish Identification

    The tail was eel tail shaped. This fish was caught in shallow water, 15 foot, in the Hinchinbrook Channel.
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  6. 21-06-2007, 02:02 PM #6
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    Re: Fish Identification

    Dont know the name but i once caught one in Darwin.looks kind of like a grinner
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  7. 21-06-2007, 02:04 PM #7
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    The fish is called a Papuan jawfish we to have caught a few in the hitchinbrook channel there a great looking fish.
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  8. 21-06-2007, 02:37 PM #8
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    Jackextractor has got it right , papuan jawfish.
    strange looking things they are
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  9. 21-06-2007, 04:16 PM #9
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    Re: Fish Identification

    Just incase anyone still cares even though its already been figured out, I have
    used my ultra uber csi skills to bring the tail out a bit lol

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  10. 21-06-2007, 04:42 PM #10
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    Re: Fish Identification

    never seen one before,but it reminds me of a girl friend I had back in me drinking days.cheers alex
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  11. 21-06-2007, 04:53 PM #11
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    Re: Fish Identification

    No, that is my mother in law.. Did it talk constantly after you boated it ? did it ask you if these spots make her ass look big ?
    Bit of a beasty, thats for sure
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  12. 21-06-2007, 05:00 PM #12
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    Re: Fish Identification

    I must admit when I saw the first pic I thought it was an orange roughy towel
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  13. 21-06-2007, 05:08 PM #13
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    very similar to the ling seeing the tail now its not tho

    jack
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  14. 21-06-2007, 05:13 PM #14
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    Re: Fish Identification

    Thats to everyone who took the time and challenge in identifying this fish, Muchly appreciated. Special thanks to Jackextractor for the identification and Theclick for his masterful CSI skills.
    best regards Rufus
    Last edited by Rufus; 22-06-2007 at 10:49 AM.
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