Reply With QuoteA scat maybe?
my brother caught this today in mackay! anyone know what it is?
A scat maybe?
scat or sicklefish??
ya cant eat it hey
sicklefish
Its a Sickle-fish. Top eating as Grant says " An esteemed table fish, the flesh is flakey and white"
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Yeah not a scat!
Don
Sickle fish mate,not bad on the fang either
when i was a lad many moons ago,did a lot of fishing in the area,namely Bakers creek, we called them butter bream.very good eating!
Sickle fish, great eating mate, nice catch. they actually get pretty big, we get them through the river occasionally
Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught.
Spotted scat, it's latin name is Scatophagus Argus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scatophagus_argus
Definetly not a scat, though they do look similar. scats have venomous spikes, whereas the sicklefish is quite harmless.Originally Posted by BobbyJ123
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicklefish
I've been catching them for years, trust me... Sicklefish.
Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught.
some have hit it on the head whilst others are just wacking there thumbs
this is the spotted butterfish/spotted scat/scatophagus argus (linnaeus)( and are not regarded as tablefish, if only because of their foul eating habits in poluted harbour.the scientific name-scatophagus translates to:feeder of dung.) quoted in the bible.
jp
i have never eaten one but by the sounds of it i think i would rather chew a idion bream
jp
the sicklefish is a top grade table foodfish looks very much like the spotted butterfish 1 you can eat and one you cant wouldnt want to mix them up.
maybe my thumb is abit red?
jp
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