What kind of fish..

[XXXcel]

Is this...

Parents caught it during the easter holidays on the coast and it appears to have a colourful pair of wings... and legs...
I don't know much about fish (ok.. nearly nothing) but just wondering what kind of fish it is.
Caught on East coast of NSW.

EDIT: SORRY. Just found the PHOTOS thread on the forum, wrong section. My bad.

[loophole]

looks to me like some sort of flying fish i dont know. that would have been a weird capture on a line.

very nice coulours tho.

[Outsider1]

It looks to be a Gurnard, probably a Red Gurnard but there are a few different types that have the wing like pectoral fins and the "legs" around the head.

There is also a Flying Gurnard but their wings are the full length of the body and I doubt this one in your photo is the flying species.

http://www.amonline.net.au/FISHES/fi...fish/ckumu.htm

http://www.canberra-photographic.org...20Gurnard.html

http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fi...sh/dorient.htm


Cheers

Dave

[XXXcel]

ah k cool. Thanks.

[Cammy]

it looks like a butterfly fish, (pantadon ,i think) but thats a completly different fish and besides its in freshwater and is related to the saratoga , lol

Cammo

[loophole]

it looks like a butterfly fish, (pantadon ,i think) but thats a completly different fish and besides its in freshwater and is related to the saratoga , lol

Cammo

you and your saratoga lol.

this fish would go great in an aquarium.

[fish-n-dive]

Yep, it's a gurnard...