Heya Brejen
It's a frypan snapper, why? cause thats where they belong in the fry pan They taste every bit as good as knobbies so if you didn't keep him this time because you didn't know what he was you will next time.
Dad myself and young bloke went out yesterday looking for some new ground while trolling.
We found a nice little hump in 160 odd ft so decided to have quick fish on the bottom. This was one of the outcomes.
I never seen one b4 so thought i'd throw it on here and see what comes of it.
Brett
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Heya Brejen
It's a frypan snapper, why? cause thats where they belong in the fry pan They taste every bit as good as knobbies so if you didn't keep him this time because you didn't know what he was you will next time.
Sorry straddie, close but no cigar mate. It's a King Soldier Bream, better known in Australia as Frypan Bream (Argyrops spinifer)Originally Posted by straddie
But you're definately right about them being great on the chew.
Well i'll be dammed hey.
Never seen nor heard of them in my 30yrs of fishin.
What size limit they gotta be; if they have one that is.
Brett
Thanks Guys for the replies
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Nearly right, dash, ol' mate....long spined snapper (argyrops spinifer)
= bowen snapper=fryingpan snapper.......according to Ern Grant...
My money's on Frying pan/LongSpined snapper as well.Get a few out from Turkey every year.
fryingpan snapper, thats what I know him as.
Found this through the CSIRO....and yes they are nice to eat!
Standard Fish Names in Australia
CAAB Taxon Code: 37 353006
Scientific Name and Authority: Argyrops spinifer (Forsskål, 1775)
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces - Fishes
Family: 37 353 Sparidae (breams) show full list
Candidate Standardised Name: Frypan Bream
Suggested Indexable Form: not yet designated
Common Names List:
Standard (Commercial) Name(s): Frypan Bream
Organism Type: a bream
Other names used in Australia:
Taxon Notes:
Scientific Name Notes:
Common/Standard Name Notes:
Parent Codes (if any):
37 353000 .. Sparidae - undifferentiated .. breams
Child Codes (if any):
Previous Codes (if any):
353006, 37 353007, 353007
Taxon status (on CAAB list):
Taxon on current Australian list: Yes
Taxon on commercial species list: Yes
Taxon on Standard Fish Names List: Yes
Hmmm seems Ern doesn't agree with the rest of the world mate.Originally Posted by BobbyJ123
http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Summary...ary.php?id=442
did u end up eating it or throwing it back??
Na thru it back, as we didnt know; firstly what it was but my main concern was the size limit.
Maybe keep them next time then hey, any ideas for the size limits...
Brett
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Hmmm seems Ern doesn't agree with the rest of the world mate.Originally Posted by dasher
http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Summary...ary.php?id=442
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Very odd, dasher, this is from the same website:
http://www.fishbase.org/ComNames/Com...m?autoctr=9792
Another name for them that is used up around Cairns is sand snapper. Don't think there is any legal size on them. Far as I know they taste OK
anyone know big they get.
looks like a red crossed with one of them long finned trevallys
They are often caught in warmer waters and good numbers are taken from 1770 and Hervey Bay area. Good numbers can also be taken from the wide bay area and interesting enough where we find "frying pan snapper" we often catch Large Mouth Nannygai. These fish seem to hang around certain reefs which must indicate they are very territorial fish or like particular reefs holding certain weeds or corals they are best suited too. I haven't caught one over 2kg and don't believe they grow much bigger. Taste of these fish are good but they are alot thinner fish compared to squire meaning you need a decent one to get a good fillet off. The older and bigger they get the shorter their dorsal fins get.
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