Fish ID

[DR]

i was sent this from a mate to see if i knew what it was, apart from a guess it is some kind of wrasse i have no idea.
Anyone out there know what it is????
thanks

[Orrsum]

looks like a male grass whiting to me...

[Outsider1]

looks like a male grass whiting to me...

Nice ID Orrsum,

a couple of links that seem to confirm it is a Grass Whiting. Related to the King George apparently;

http://www.fishvictoria.com/the-fish/marine-&-estuarine-fin-fish/whiting,-grass-(stranger)/

http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/DPI/nrenfaq.nsf/9e58661e880ba9e44a256c640023eb2e/6007333ef25f2ba1ca2574010002a76c/$FILE/Limits%20and%20closed%20seasons1.pdf

Cheers

Dave

[Orrsum]

Cheers Dave, they are apparently not as good on the chew as a king george.

James

[DR]

thanks, but, while they look similar in some respects, the bars on the pic are white/whitish & the anal fin is totally different, it is a lot longer & narrower than the grass whiting. i probably should have said it came from around Brisbane, is the grass whiting caught around here??

[kingtin]

Looks like a variation of sharp-nosed wrasse, the shape being perfect but the colours not?

kev

[Razza]

Grants Guide says it is a Sharp nosed wrasse Ranging from great barrier reef to torres strait and on occasion specimens are found amongst catches from southern parts of moreton bay. It is considered good eating.
Razza

[DR]

thanks fellas, thats the one.
cheers
DR

[kingtin]

Still not sure about the colour though, and the eye seems too large? Cigar wrasse go through several colour changes as they mature or mate.

She/He looks better now :-)

[DR]

apparently it's classed as a cigar wrasse Cheilio inermis (Osbeck, 1765)
i can live with that..

[kingtin]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees! I was like a dog with a bone with that one

kev

[DR]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees! I was like a dog with a bone with that one

kev