Fish ID please NSW Crescent Head

[two dogs]

Hi Guys,

interested in an ID on the following two fish caught and released at crescent head, land based off the rocks. Guessing some kind of wrasse for the first one, other one has me stumped but was leaning towards a morwong of some type.

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Any input much appreciated, don't fish the area but trying to ID for my mum who was holidaying down there.

[BLOOEY]

Seccond one is a wirrah. First one is a wrasse of some sort as you said but i think they call them grass whiting aswell. Ben

[thelump]

Second one we used to call Old Boot. Some Asians used to like to take them off us calling them Pepper Cod! First one we used to call a parrot but not the parrots we all know in QLD. Both throw backs.

[Muddy Toes]

Some Asians used to like to take them off us calling them Pepper Cod!

Both throw backs.

Ummmmmmm...hullo?!?!?!?!

[cobiaman]

Ummmmmmm...hullo?!?!?!?!

No rubex hub kit for macca......

[thelump]

Macca already has the Rubex kit . Nothing derogatory there Muddy. They were me best mates on the rocks. Took nearly everything I was going to throw back and probably made some bloody good tucka out of it.

[cobiaman]

Macca already has the Rubex kit . Nothing derogatory there Muddy. They were me best mates on the rocks. Took nearly everything I was going to throw back and probably made some bloody good tucka out of it.

Well that explains the lack of ass kissing then...

[Muddy Toes]

They were me best mates on the rocks. Took nearly everything I was going to throw back and probably made some bloody good tucka out of it.

So there's still hope for a friendship here............good to know you Aussie's are so accommodating.

[thelump]

Well that explains the lack of ass kissing then...

Maaaaate. We are brothers. No arse kissing required when your kin!

[thelump]

So there's still hope for a friendship here............good to know you Aussie's are so accommodating.

Yeah we are eh mate. Ill give you all the fish I was gunna throw back an that...

[wayno60]

muddy,
ive been meaning to ask, which one is you in your avatar??

[Muddy Toes]

I'm the popular one in the front Wayne. The rest are just groupies trying to get in on the action.

[kercus]

I think your first fish is a Crimsonband Wrasse ( Notolabrus gymnogenis ).
Cheers,
kercus

[two dogs]

Thanks ben, T Lump, & Kercus. Had wirrah in the back of my mind from days spent as a youngster just reading through Grants for the fun of it but had never had to ID one.

[gruntahunta]

Muddy...you look like a real ass.....oops I mean wrasse....lol