whats this fish

flathead · Post by **flathead** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 2:40 pm

Hello all can anyone tell me what this is my getting shot it thinking it was a salmon was silver with 5 or 6 rows of yellow spots that ran the length of it's body. Thanks in advance for any help.

Post by **Fish-cador** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 2:46 pm

looks like the same fish asked on other post.

flathead · Post by **flathead** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 2:51 pm

I thought it looked similar when i saw it thought tail looked different and scales were larger so thought i would ask thanks

rixter · Post by **rixter** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 8:53 pm

The picture from Flathead looks like it maybe a "Roughie", definatly not a type of rock cod.
The other two pics are definatly one of many other species of rock cod. Cheers , happy new year . Nice fish too !

Post by **Brett** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 8:58 pm

If any of the fish above are listed as rock cod, I'll shave me eyebrows

rixter · Post by **rixter** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 9:03 pm

Brett wrote:If any of the fish above are listed as rock cod, I'll shave me eyebrows

Seriously, fish-cadors pics , we used to catch these all the time over 20 years ago, and were always refered to as a species of coral/rock cod by fishing charter boats and magazines and all. Get a 20 years + old mag and you will see heaps of these fish refered to as coral cod or rock cod. Although they do seem to refered of as a 'Cale' these days, there is links to them as rock cod because there is so many species of them.
Not saying i'm a know all at all, i just remember the look of them like the back of my hand , many species of them , all look similar with the spots and shape of the fish. Not to be confused with the larger groper family of rock cod, here's a page with some smaller species of coral/rock cod http://www.australianfish.com.au/report ... -reef.html

The top fish is just a guess from what i remember from years back though too , looked fimiiar and havent seen one in years , but struck me as sure it was called a 'Roughie' ? . Cheers

Post by **Brett** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 9:33 pm

Your link refers to fish from QLD, the waters of QLD are no where near as cool/cold as those in Vic. That being said, we don't get the same sort of fish in Vic. Might get similar, but the above fish, in the previous 30+ yrs of my fishing experience have never been known as rock cod, in Vic.

snapperslayer · Post by **snapperslayer** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 9:35 pm

It is a Dusky Morwong period...

Post by **Leonard** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 9:38 pm

snapperslayer wrote:It is a Dusky Morwong period...

I second that.
http://www.google.com.au/imgres?um=1&hl ... 127&ty=110

vinhii · Post by **vinhii** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 9:39 pm

^
dusky morwong.. i posted a pic not long ago..

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