deep water fish ID

[onerabbit]

Hi all,
I'm usually the first one to jump on a fish ID thread, but this one has got me stuffed. Our closest guess was Eastern foxfish, anyone sure???
This fish came from deep water off Ballina today.
At first it looked like a pigfish, probably in that family.

3 photos to follow,

Muzz

[onerabbit]

second photo

[onerabbit]

last photo

[warrior]

i think it is out of the parrot fish family but its name FNID fish(f------ no idea )fish

[onerabbit]

This fish came out of 240mtrs.

Muzz

[Owen]

Masked Foxfish
http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fi...flavifrons.htm



cheers,
owen

[luskin]

Thanks for the link Owen

Cheers

Sy

[onerabbit]

Thats the one, thanks for that Owen.

Muzz

[Dirtysanchez]

Dork Fish ? have a go at the mouth and teeth.

I bet he got teased heaps in the school

Sorry, but is it good to eat ?

[onerabbit]

Not tried him yet, but very clean white meat.

Muzz

[chrisfish]

cool link, thanks for that

[R_K_HILL]

Mate hope you put it back. Looks Damn like a Chinamen fish to me!

They'll make you sick.. so sick you'll never want to eat fish again!!

[fishn-ads]

Not a Chinaman

[R_K_HILL]

Actually Im about 90% sure its a chinamen. Catch Plenty of them in the Barrier Reef (Whitsundays, Townsville, etc). And it really does look dead in your first photo, so I hope you didnt eat it, just to be safe. Do some research and cross check the photos with yours about the Chinamen Fish and "ciguatera" disease.

[onerabbit]

Not a Chinaman,

the Grant's guide claims foxfish to be wrasse family, the fish looked very similar to a Pigfish, just the wrong colours.
He also claims foxfish to be very good to eat.

We live in Ballina, a long way from the reef & the fish was caught in very deep water.
After owens post I'm sure , but thanks for the concern,
cheers

Muzz