Guest Shark-Kat 6 Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 This fish was caught in the Port on Sunday the 10th of April by the wife! Can anyone tell us what it is??? :dry: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Rickster 0 Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Almost looks like a mud skipper. :lol: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 It looks to me like a type of Goby, and if that's right Ricksters answer is probably very close, because I'm pretty sure they're related ;)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goby Rickster 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brenton 637 Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 I'm pretty sure its a male Port river Goby,they are a distinct species endemic to the port.Its a bit hard to tell because i'm colour blind but the males have purple stripes and the females are basically brown cheers brenton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moggy23 625 Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Maybe a Twospot Goby Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shark-Kat 6 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 I'm pretty sure its a male Port river Goby,they are a distinct species endemic to the port.Its a bit hard to tell because i'm colour blind but the males have purple stripes and the females are basically browncheers brentonHi Brenton, it was clear / brown color with what looked to be blue stripes thru it.cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rickster 0 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Maybe a Twospot Goby The two spots are it's eyes. :lol: :woohoo: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brenton 637 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Now I can't even find it on Google.:c cheers brenton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
snake 1 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 my god that thing looks ugly in the last pic!! looks like its got some type of freaky mans face!!! never seen one before Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peelin 0 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Not protected are they? Big bream love the small ones.Yet to intentionally use them as bait but on a few occasions have been catching a few of those ugly suckers only to have them smashed on the retrievePS Brenton I'm colour blind too, very. Do you find you spot fish heaps better than your lesser evolved fishing mates? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brenton 637 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 I think they are protected,and if not they should be.I know they are great bait for bream in fact the bloodworm wriggler is a pretty good Goby imitation especially on a lift and drop retrieve because that is the way Gobies behave.As for spotting fish yes it does have some advantages,i can also spot game better such as Roos but just don't ask me to pick your fruit.....i'll pick all the green ones. cheers brenton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tako 0 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 I've found the baby version of this Goby many times in salmon trout in the port. Interesting to hear they are a distinct port river species. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brenton 637 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 I think this is a female or juvenile male,i just read on another site that they are a distinct species so i wouldn't bet my farm on it. cheers brenton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chuckemback 0 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 isnt it a congolli? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimbojames 285 Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Iv'e caught a few of those in the onk . Well they look very similar an my first though was it looked like a goby of some sort anyway . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brenton 637 Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 I've seen them down the Onk,they colour right up during breeding season and almost look like Siamese fighting fish, they have longer tails and fins than the ones from the Port,which i'm calling the Port River Goby.....for now. cheers brenton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spog777 1 Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Port river Goby - thats what Dad used to call em so thats my guess Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Jimbojamesthere's used to be lots of that type in westlakes. Not sure whether there still as. Think possibly when they filled the lake with fresh water to kill that weed it might have killed the gobies as well.I do stand corrected on that though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rollas 2 Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 A Port River Gobby.....Sounds like a great bedtime story... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
archerfish 685 Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Got it! (I think )I'm reasonably sure it's a Crested Oyster Goby (Cryptocentroides gobiodes)- see link below:http://australianmuseum.net.au/Crested-Oyster-Goby-Cryptocentroides-gobioides-Ogilby-1886(Be sure to view the pictures full size.)If this is what it is, then it's certainly a little way out of its usual range! (Still, there's a bloody Sun Fish down at the Port, so nothing surprises me...all sorts of weird s*it happening lately :blink: .)Cheersaf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shark-Kat 6 Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Got it! (I think )I'm reasonably sure it's a Crested Oyster Goby (Cryptocentroides gobiodes)- see link below:http://australianmuseum.net.au/Crested-Oyster-Goby-Cryptocentroides-gobioides-Ogilby-1886(Be sure to view the pictures full size.)If this is what it is' date=' then it's certainly a little way out of its usual range! (Still, there's a bloody Sun Fish down at the Port, so nothing surprises me...all sorts of weird s*it happening lately :blink: .)Cheersaf[/quote'] Thanks Af! That looks exactly like the fish the wife caught!! Cheers S.K.-6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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