ravelboy 0 Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 ok to eat??????what's that?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fullysikwog 6 Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 i have no idea man colour is kinda like a wobbegon il have a serach threw a few mags and books and see if i can find it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1ONMEPILLIE 0 Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Nah not really sure what it is mate Far from a Wobbiegong though Not sure i'd be eating it either Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest AC Hardfronts Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 kinda looks like a mudskipper..how big was it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest undertaker Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 when in doubt,chuck it out..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coight 0 Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 bro where do you come from... why would you even think about eating something that looked like that! LOL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ravelboy 0 Posted July 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Caught this morning on the rock in NSW. looks like a ling fishing.Don't want to eat, just want find it out.Need help,another question mark here///////// Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobC 0 Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 I think it is a Handfish perhaps an Australian HandfishThis is what a spotted Handfish looks likehttp://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/webpages/bhan-54h7hs?open Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cal 480 Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Whoever did it I hoped they wiped properly then washed their hands afterward.....fair dinkum that thing looks like a turd with fins. :side: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
statesquider 0 Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 This is a really hard one... I've looked far and wide for this and the best fit I can find is the Golden Weedfish (Cristiceps aurantiacus). Very similar characteristics and found in correct area.Not sure how to post a link but there is a picture at this site which shows an identical caudal fin. Colour is a little bit off but this one was found dead :)http://images.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://australianmuseum.net.au/Uploads/Images/2972/Cristiceps_big.jpg&imgrefurl=http://australianmuseum.net.au/image/A-Golden-Weedfish-found-at-Lord-Howe-Island/&usg=___7aMNbNaAloCcUrUPmT-64hjGAk=&h=236&w=526&sz=27&hl=en&start=3&sig2=Y2Z_YPqkwLdJY0rGyd4X9Q&um=1&tbnid=Q75djpaWG1SS8M:&tbnh=59&tbnw=132&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dgolden%2Bweedfish%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1%26newwindow%3D1&ei=fRZbSvaMD4no7AP5mIWWCw Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tonyb 1,017 Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 100% a "Yellow Crested Weedfish". Picture supplied on request. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
statesquider 0 Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Thats the same fish as mine isn't it? Common names always vary... Regardless I wouldn't even consider eating that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tonyb 1,017 Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 I'm with Cal on this one, far too turdlike to even think about eating it :laugh:My reference book does mention with a lot of the species wether or not they are edible, deathly silence on this one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest undertaker Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Cal wrote:Whoever did it I hoped they wiped properly then washed their hands afterward.....fair dinkum that thing looks like a turd with fins. :side:That would make it a Blind Mullet in my book then Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coonta kinta 1 Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Cal wrote:Whoever did it I hoped they wiped properly then washed their hands afterward.....fair dinkum that thing looks like a turd with fins. :side:Hmmmmmm, caught from a rock ledge in NSW. A few sewage out flows on some of them ledges, making them popular spots. Cal I think you have it it is a turd with fins! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benny 1 Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Hey man, how big was it? I might be able to give an answer/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ranger 48 Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Benny, you're normally up on this! Have you studied Ickthyolog ichyth ....fish identification? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benny 1 Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Nup, just got a good book lying around somewhere... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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