Fish ID needed

[jayod12b]

Hi All

I was fishing down on flinders pier during the week and only managed to catch this small guy,any ideas what it's called?
Cheers jay

[nickb123]

looks like a gourami..... wtf

http://severalfishs.blogspot.com.au/201 ... nesia.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

not exactly sure buts looks very similar?

[SFP Chick]

It might be a long shot,

But if Marlin are now found around the rigs off Victoria, maybe these fellas have come down to Victoria too.

Could be a Silver Biddy, or Southern Silverbelly.

This guy was in the "Saltwater Bait Species" section of my book.

Waddya think?

Cheers Amanda

[jayod12b]

looks like a gourami..... wtf

http://severalfishs.blogspot.com.au/201 ... nesia.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

not exactly sure buts looks very similar?

Don't think it's a gourami the anal fin is alot different

It might be a long shot,

But if Marlin are now found around the rigs off Victoria, maybe these fellas have come down to Victoria too.

Could be a Silver Biddy, or Southern Silverbelly.

This guy was in the "Saltwater Bait Species" section of my book.

Waddya think?

Cheers Amanda

Maybe Amanda
Don't remember seeing a black mark on his Dorsal fin though

[jayod12b]

Picture of his mouth, he had 2 small horns above his top lip

[andyk]

Picture of his mouth, he had 2 small horns above his top lip

Its a silver short horn jayod fish new species.

[GTSHoon]

Picture of his mouth, he had 2 small horns above his top lip

Its a silver short horn jayod fish new species.

I reckon thats the most accurate :rofl:
Cam :thumbsup:

[Abuthen]

See if this is close:

http://www.fishbase.org/identification/ ... s=&c_code=

Pretty good "drill down" fish ID site here..
http://www.fishbase.org/identification/classlist.php

or this:
http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/key/family

[SFP Chick]

Maybe Amanda
Don't remember seeing a black mark on his Dorsal fin though

Yeh, I reckon that's why it could be the southern Silverbelly, it's the one with no black mark.

[jayod12b]

Your on the money Amanda thank you!!!

http://www.peninsulatotaltackle.com.au/ ... 12-11-2010" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Scroll down to the end of this post that's the fish I caught