anyone know what this is?

[frozenpod]

Gurnard exactly which variety I cant make out from the pics.

They are all pretty good eating just a pain to clean with quite a few bones.

[Mustang38]

Hi Tomcat1.
Its a ruddy Gurnard. Here's a pic of what they look like underwater. They are quite common I see them often as a diver round southern end of the bay.

[re-tyred]

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets ... tchets.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://goodfishbadfish.com.au/?fish=gurnard" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
These are true gurnards. The "bulleye" gurnard or "perch gurnard" is a member of the scorpion fish family. "Scorpaenidae"

[agepora]

Caught two of these today on pillies off rye...

[rixter]

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets ... tchets.pdf
http://goodfishbadfish.com.au/?fish=gurnard" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
These are true gurnards. The "bulleye" gurnard or "perch gurnard" is a member of the scorpion fish family. "Scorpaenidae"

It's still classed a Gurnard as I thought it was , and is/has been classed a Gurnard for years! , they have been known as that for over 40+ years in PPB (as long as I've been alive) here in Victoria.
Really nice eating fish too.

Cheers , Rick.