sjt 13 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Hi All just a simple one here - can anyone please name these two fish? We caught them around the Glenelg tyre reef on the weekend. We bagged all sorts, a few keepers and a lot of throw backs - we just didn't know the name of these two? Many thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
piratepom 3,197 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Top one is a Red Mullet aka Goat Fish. Not sure about the second one? Langley 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Poppa Snake 1,399 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Red Mullet for sure - wife loves them but only if fresh. Google recipes for them, there are heaps. other one also not sure Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Langley 30 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 yep red mullet for sure the blue stripes help to identify that one apart from being red never seen anything like that bottom one interesting to see what it is?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ale 301 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 always called the bottom one a "bidi", not sure why or what its true name is, but Im guessing Kelvin will tell us all soon enough Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sjt 13 Posted May 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 awesome - thanks guys also, am I correct in saying that this is a spider crab? we caught a few throughout the day Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moggy23 625 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I have caught a few of the last one over the years, normally around wrecks or reefy areas, I've always called them Southern Silverbelly And yes thats a ugly mother of a spider crab Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rotare 491 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 The little silver fish is a Parequula melbournensis, or more commonly known as a Silverbelly http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/family/98 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sjt 13 Posted May 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 bingo - thanks for the info guys! Moggy23 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cal 480 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Use to catch those silverbellys occasionally off some southern YP beaches. Interestingly also have seen my dad catch several mulloway that were stuffed full of them,when their stomach contents were examined. . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
clark 57 Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 yep silver belly lowfin my brother used to call them we used to catch a few on semaphore reef whilst whiting fishing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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