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[bicko1]

Caught this fish in a crab pot last weekend in the prossy river. I hane fished up here for years and never seen one, anyone know what it is. Hopefuly the pics work I have never done it before

[bicko1]

the photo doesnt show it very well but it has 3 sets of nasty looking spikes on its head. one set on its mouth one set half way back its head and another on its gills.

[Scott nthQld]

dunno, maybe a bullrout?? or are they freshwater only? never seen anything like that before, good luck

[Skusto]

dunno, maybe a bullrout?? or are they freshwater only? never seen anything like that before, good luck

to big for a bullrout i think i could be wrong though!

[Fish_gutz]

I`d go bull rout, just don`t get stung..... freshwaters answer to the saltwater stonefish and often found in the salt and brackish after rain etc. could be wrong but thats my bet at the moment.

Andrew

[sleepygreg]

without referring to any books, I would call it for a bullrout. They are a freshwater fish primarily, but do come into brackish and salt water. I also believe there is a saltwater sub species, but i thought they occurred much further north.

Greg

[banshee]

Yep I'd go Bullrout/Fortescue,I've seen them up to a foot long down here(Nth NSW),my mate actualy got it on a lure.

[bicko1]

it was caught near the mouth of the river and there hasn't been any rain about for a while. I will look up a bullrout and see if it is the same. Thanks all

[BobbyJ123]

Here you go, mate, a bullrout.

http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgu...num=2&ct=image

[bicko1]

Its hard to say all the pictures I find of a bullrout seam to be different but in some photos it does look like thats what it might be. thanks for the help everyone

[uglyfish]

bullrout for sure,nasty buggers too..

[sharkymark2]

Having been stung with one when I was 10 in the big toe I can tell you that they are incredibly bad. My uncle who was a big man grabbed one and got stung in the thumb. He almost passed out with the pain on the way home. At Mt Crosby wier in Brisbane they have a sign up saying beware of the bull routs.

[uglyfish]

yeah they bloody hurt alright,nearly as bad as them damn happy moments

[Mrs Ronnie H]

Hi all
Bullroat for sure. Mate had one in a fish tank and it was a nasty little blighter even in there. Saw a young bloke after he had stood on one and never wish to see a young kid in pain like that again.

Ronnie