what are those green rock cod called from cape jervris and are they protected or edible

[netman21 0]

hi fellas just wondering if those green rock cod u can catch might be a rass species at cape jervis

[netman21 0]

or are they protected

[netman21 0]

or edible

[archerfish 685]

Got a picture? :whistle:

[samboman 319]

Cardboard would probably taste better Sambo

[Knackers 696]

"what are those green rock cod called" Green Rock Cod perhaps?

[Knackers 696]

What size are they?They could be small female blue groper.

[netman21 0]

nah they don,t look like that more of a lighter green in colour and more of rass looking species

[netman21 0]

sorry dont have a picture as i did,nt have a camera with me at the time as for the size of the fish it would have been the same size as a legal bream it was light green in colour with purple markings on it kind of rainbow coloured and had small razor sharp teeth on it looked like a rass species to me

[brenton 637]

maybe a blue throat wrasse. cheers brenton

[Knackers 696]

Juvenile and female blue throats are greenish in appearance

[netman21 0]

yep their the ones as i can see from your picture

[brenton 637]

I wouldn't eat them personally but there is a big market for them at the sydney fish markets so someone is.Enjoy cheers brenton

[spinyeel 2]

Most wrasse species in S.A. have the taste and texture of rancid butter. The Blue Throat-ed Wrasse and the Blue Groper being the exceptions.

[archerfish 685]

"Sea Fishes of Southern Australia" rate them 2 stars out of a possible 4 - so, although they are edible, there are probably many other species that rate higher on the taste scale.And no, they're not protected or subject to size or bag limits.Cheersaf

[bent87 0]

They are capable of some bulldozing runs, those bigger blue throats. Quite territorial too. My mate rates them tastier than whiting, the flesh is quite sweet, chunky and firm. Peace out homies.

[kon 300]

Spiny and BentThat is interesting with regard to blue-throats, we`ve always released them (unless we need to top up our lobbie bait supply).True story with the adequate palatability? Well, I never...and the fight is fun, the larger ones seem to feel like a monster KGW...Blue groper - meh, edible, but with us having had the culinary experience any caught go straight back. Pass.Didn`t really float our boat I must say. Personally, if they end up being protected in SA then no great loss to the taste buds.

[Del 245]

caught at one of my groper spots, put up a decent fight on the big gear.. but can be amazing fun on the bream gear!!!but this is what i was targetting that day.. I have enjoyed both species.. think they are both pretty dam nice on the plate!!

[rotare 491]

I asked this same question a while back about blue throats, as we catch plenty off Cape jervis and KI chasing snapper. We normally throw them back but were told they were good with a decent beer batter. I've heard there's a commercial fishery in Tasmania and the method of a capture is in steel catches and big pots like steriod size lobster pots.Having said this I always thought rock cod were one of those species that you cook up in a pan with a bit of butter, some herbs to season along with a hand full of small stones. Cook for 15 minutes on a medium heat, then discard the rock cod and eat the stones.

[Del 245]

yeah standard issue rock cod.. blue throaters and groper are the exception

[NickD 0]

Blue throats are pretty decent on the plate when fresh, although they can be quite soft fleshed.