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Author:  j.bizzle [ 07 Apr 2011, 15:06 ]
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Saw a fish the other day which was quite rounded at the back with semi circular pattern on it. very dark bluey colour and the lines were whitish/very pale blue.

Think juvenile emperor angelfish but in temperate water. was in the bay, around a rocky weedy reef.

cheers

Author:  golly [ 07 Apr 2011, 15:38 ]
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moonlighter fish perhaps.

Author:  Kurt [ 07 Apr 2011, 16:10 ]
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picture to help, along these lines?
Image

Author:  tomfraser [ 07 Apr 2011, 20:01 ]
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Or scalyfin?

Image

Author:  j.bizzle [ 07 Apr 2011, 22:20 ]
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Moonlighter! thats the one, thanks guys!

Author:  nas01 [ 09 Apr 2011, 09:14 ]
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there good eating mate, just not much on them.

Author:  j.bizzle [ 09 Apr 2011, 14:28 ]
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Are they really?? I was about to take that as sarcasm when i came across this:

"The Moonlighter is not targeted by most anglers, but is taken by some spear fishers in southern Australia"

http://www.reefwatch.asn.au/pages/bin/v ... CORPIDINAE

Author:  Kurt [ 09 Apr 2011, 17:06 ]
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Yes people do eat them, you can find a decent size one here and there.

Author:  Watto [ 10 May 2011, 14:05 ]
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It wasnt at black rock by any chance

Author:  Rhino [ 11 May 2011, 10:25 ]
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Unless it's massive your not gonna get f'all meat off it, I reckon your time would be better spent shooting something filletable! I don't know anyone who targets em for the table!

Author:  ozdog [ 11 May 2011, 11:31 ]
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same family as a sea sweep i think.

Author:  Greg [ 11 May 2011, 12:59 ]
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ozdog wrote:
same family as a sea sweep i think.

Yep, closely related to the drummers.

Author:  Jaws [ 11 May 2011, 13:59 ]
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I ate something similar to that is Samoa. Pretty tasty, but true to there being f all meat on them. No chance of getting a fillet off, I just cut the fins off and chucked them in the pan whole. Wouldn't bother again.

Author:  j.bizzle [ 12 May 2011, 13:25 ]
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Watto wrote:
It wasnt at black rock by any chance


haha indeed it was :lol:

Author:  Watto [ 12 May 2011, 16:28 ]
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i no the fish u speak of, its big for a moonighter but not big enough! thoe it does like to be fed!

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