Reply With QuoteStriped Grunter Amniataba percoides - a tropical Australian species not native to the Brisbane basin, apparently they got introduced by hitching a ride in contaminated shipments of bass fingerlings. Also now in northern NSW.
Regards - Jim
caught this about 4 weeks ago at whivenhoe NE side from the banks on worm
was is it?
Striped Grunter Amniataba percoides - a tropical Australian species not native to the Brisbane basin, apparently they got introduced by hitching a ride in contaminated shipments of bass fingerlings. Also now in northern NSW.
Regards - Jim
'Stick to fishing instead of fighting' - JC
Banded Brunter
the bass love them
then it realy gets ughly
it is a banded grunter. gotta kill them like u do with carp. get caught with it in your possesion u get a fine
yep...banded grunter m@ngr*l b@st@rds.
the only good thing about these is like reddyclaw said...you get to kill them without an ounce of guilt
There have been several species of fish introduced into southeast Qld's lakes and rivers over the years. One of the more recent arrivals, that are fast becoming a nuisance to anglers, is the banded grunter.
Originally from central and northern Qld, these small aquatic invaders have been recently recorded in lakes Somerset, Wivenhoe and the Hinze Dam at the Gold Coast. Capable of feeding on virtually anything they can fit in their mouths, they have a preference for shrimp and insects but will live on algae if nothing else is available. Banded grunter are an attractive aquarium fish that are very aggressive to other species.
They are easily identifiable by their distinct pale color with five vertical black stripes and yellowish fins. Usually quite small 5 - 10 cm being the common size with the odd specimen growing to over 20 cm in length in their natural range.
They frequent weedy banks and shallow backwaters and are a common capture when bait fishing for more desirable species such as bass and yellow belly. They will often be attracted by the smell of fresh bait and can pick baits to pieces in short order, thus making a pest of themselves. They will form loose schools that patrol lake fringes in search of anything they can kill and eat. Being so aggressive, banded grunter will often out compete local fish and take their place in the food chain. This is why any banded grunter caught in SE Qld should be destroyed.
Banded grunter have a firm whit flesh that is quite tasty, but these fish are often too small to go to the bother of preparing them for a meal.
Garry Fitzgerald.
Good for teaching kids to fish, fight reasonably well on really light gear, and small enough you can let the kids masacre them learning to gut and fillet, with minimal risk to them (still spikey, but size makes them easy to handle), and they taste all right for the kids efforts.
yeah definetly a bared grunter
Banded Grunter. Only saw my first one 2 months back at Hinze with a guide.
Troy
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