kelp 56 Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 many years ago I used to do a lot of night fishing for snapper between Seacliff an Hallet cove with very good success one night I caught a black snapper it weighed about 15 lb in the old scale It was very much like a bream in colour but much darker the museum at that time told me it was an un commonly caught black snapper I often wonder if any are caught today I would be interested to know an if they have any information on the black snapper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Softy 2,991 Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 First i've ever heard of "black snapper" Sure it wasn't a monster bream? Love to hear some more about it if anyone knows? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kelp 56 Posted October 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 no lofty it had all the normal features of a snapper if I remember rightly at the time the museum said they believed they lived most of their life in sea grass areas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackmac 307 Posted October 19, 2019 Report Share Posted October 19, 2019 There is a fish called Black snapper it looks more like a large bream,they are usually caught in the Pacific and Indian oceans.Every now and then strange things do show up in our gulf such as elephant shark at Price and on one occasion a massive sun fish crusing the shallows of the upper reaches of the spencer gulf. lofty64 and Softy 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peatop 224 Posted October 20, 2019 Report Share Posted October 20, 2019 I was going to say they must live amongst the kelp, pun intended like jm said I've also heard of the same black snapper and recall them being around 50-60 cm so i doubt it's one of those but im no expert, but interesting i shall ask around Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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