Fish ID Please

[RayDeR]

G'day!

I caught what to me was an unknown variety fishing in the Broadwater near Ephraim Island on Saturday. It went 28cm. It was quickly released after a few photos. I cannot find it with these markings in my various books.

What is it's legallength. How does it go on the plate?

Thanks

Ray De R

[Obi _ Wan]

G'Day Ray,
The closest thing i can come up with is a female Blue Tusk Fish. The dorsal is spot on for that species.

Cheers,
John.

[Outsider1]

Looks like a Tuskfish, probably a Blue or a Black Spot. Not a Venus, they have a concave tail, this one is convex.

I have only eaten the Venus Tuskfish which are excellent eating, would imagine these would be the same.

"Tuskfish (all species) 30 min Combined limit of 6 in total for all tuskfish species"

Cheers

Dave

[Nico.d.R]

did it have peg teeth or beack shaped teeth ? looks a bit like a parrot fish the only difference is its teeth .

[Nico.d.R]

if it has pegged teeth i think it is a tusk fish .

[RayDeR]

Thanks!

It had separate teeth. Long thin blue teeth (top and bottom) with quite a gap between.

Ray De R

[bundylundy]

Looks like a purple tuskfish(grass parrot). Usually caught inshore, have caught plenty on the inshore reefs at Hervey Bay.

Jeff.

[Mark-P]

AKA ( greasy, purple tuskfish ) similar to the black spot tusky , but doesn't grow as big ! Mainly catch them on rubble bottom...... Very nice eating as well !!

Mark

[BobbyJ123]

Looks like a Tuskfish, probably a Blue or a Black Spot. Not a Venus, they have a concave tail, this one is convex.

I have only eaten the Venus Tuskfish which are excellent eating, would imagine these would be the same.

"Tuskfish (all species) 30 min Combined limit of 6 in total for all tuskfish species"

Cheers

Dave

With the convex tail, it is the grass tuskfish, Choerodon sephalotes.

[geoff72]

great to see someone finally letting a fish go that they dont know what kind it is,well done,some blokes should follow in your foot steps. for a little while there some blokes would kill the fish and then ask for id and if they can get eat it.
well done again.

[RayDeR]

G'day!


Thanks forall the info. I will settle for the grass or purple tuskfish, Choerodon Cephalotes.

So as a tuskfish the minimum is 30cm and bag of 6 (as against 25cm and 5 for a parrotfish).

It is only academic but are bag limits are per person or per boat? (Its a goal for me not a limit).

Thanks for all the help.

Ray de R

[Outsider1]

G'day!


Thanks forall the info. I will settle for the grass or purple tuskfish, Choerodon Cephalotes.

So as a tuskfish the minimum is 30cm and bag of 6 (as against 25cm and 5 for a parrotfish).

It is only academic but are bag limits are per person or per boat? (Its a goal for me not a limit).

Thanks for all the help.

Ray de R

Per person.

"A take and possession limit is the total number of fish a person may take or possess at any one time."

Cheers

Dave