Baby Gemfish Confirmation in Botany Bay

[impulse492f]

Hi all again,

Can you guys settle an argument between my mum and I, is that a baby Gemfish or Gar fish. Caught in Botany Bay last night.

[aquarius]

Mate its a bit hard to tell from the angle but it looks like some kind of pike to me.
You need to take the photo without a towel and place the fish on a flat surface.
We can then look up reference books to help you identify.
Cheers Brent

[Grunter71]

Agree with aquarius, looks like a pike to me. A better photo will help id.

[impulse492f]

I would of but the Bay was as rough as hell last night and the board was full of bait and crap.

I thought pikes only had a top dorsal fin towards the end of the fish, this one's dorsal fin started about 1/2 way down with a 2nd one further back.

thanks.

[aquarius]

The gem fish has a prominent black blotch located on the leading part of the dorsal fin.
Also has NO SCALES.
Hope this helps.
Cheers Brent

[DaveSue_Fishos_Two]

It looks a bit like a stout nosed long tom to me.

Cheers
Dave

[Scott15]

pike

[BrandonH]

Yep I would say pike also, should have put a 6/0 in it and thrown it back down for a jew

do the Jem fish have teath like pike? (can see them in pic) only ever seen them in books and fish shops!!

Cheers
Brandon...

[blue-mako]

it looks alot like a pike but we caught a baby barracuda in the cast net at nudgee beach which was a surprise and it looked similar also

cheers, troy

[jeffo]

deffinately a pike.

[impulse492f]

it looks alot like a pike but we caught a baby barracuda in the cast net at nudgee beach which was a surprise and it looked similar also

cheers, troy

Thats i thought it was originaly I'll have to catch a better one this weekend

Thanks