Fish ID please

[Still_Dreamin]

Caught off peel this morning.
Released as didn't recognise it

[groverwa]

Looks like a Slatey Sweetlip & Painted SweetlipAustralian Slatey, Blackall, Bluey, Greysweetlips, Moke, Morwong, Mother-in-law Fish, Painted Blubber-lips, Painted Sweetlip Bream, Slate Bream, Slate Sweetlips, Slatey Sweetlips, Smokey Bream, Thicklip, Thicklip Bream, Yellowdot Sweetlips

[Still_Dreamin]

Thanks. We had it as a harlequin sweet lip.
Any good eating?

[groverwa]

We used to get them when I lived in Exmouth but not too flash compared to the other fish caught there,

[scottar]

Looked after properly and eaten fresh - not as bad as the "mother in law" reputation is made out to be. Don't bother trying to freeze it.

[stufishing]

Its a Painted or maybe even a Gold Spot Blubber Lips I think

[Short Fuse]

I'll call it for a Netted Morwong (Plectorhynchus flavomaculatus).

They can be a fairly regular catch on the shallow reefs around the Redcliffe Peninsula at times.

cheers

Jeff

[Badone]

Definitely a Netted Morwong not a Painted Sweetlip (Slatey Bream).... Short fuse is right. Not good to eat at all.

[Dignity]

Yep, netted morwong, very soft flesh similar to slateys, don't bother keeping them even when things are slow.

[Crunchy]

If you bleed and ice them immediately, they still taste shyte!

[kingcray]

have caught about 5 of them here at Redcliffe over last few years and ate one of them. Was fine to eat, but i knew to bleed it immediately.
I have always known them as a netted sweety