Fish I.D

[tonofffun]

caught some a while back looked up in a book at the local tackle shop as a fry pan snapper and l as legal sige 30 cm as i recall

[Reefmaster]

this one has the shorter dorsal fins compared to yours Brett.

[eugah]

Here in Townsville they are called Frying Pan Snapper or Long Spined Snapper, i caught about 20 of tem up to 40 cm & through them all back because I didn't know what they were.

[catchy_fishy]

anyone know how big they get.

Just checked local South African Refernce books - Different local names, but the same fish by Sci Names.

The South African Angling Record is 6.2kg

I wonder if the taste changes with age when they get to that size ?

Catchy Fishy

[dasher]

Hmmm seems Ern doesn't agree with the rest of the world mate.

http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Summary...ary.php?id=442

Very odd, dasher, this is from the same website:



http://www.fishbase.org/ComNames/Com...m?autoctr=9792[/quote]


Sorry but haven't been around for a while...... Thanks for posting that link it proves my point beautifully.... just click on the scientific and name and see what comes up......

[dasher]

For all fishos general info, after many emails and lot's of work this is the result.
http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/28_14970.htm