What is this fish

[eddyt]

I caught this guy yesterday in PPB. I found out what it is after a quick search but thought you guys might have some fun trying to work this one out. First one I've ever seen.

[Irishfisherman]

I think it’s a banded seaperch, caught one before and tasted great.

[cobby]

I think it’s a banded seaperch, caught one before and tasted great.

Yep. Hypoplectrodes nigroruber and they're everywhere across the southern half of the country around rocky shorelines and reefs

[Texas]

I think it’s a banded seaperch, caught one before and tasted great.

Yep. Hypoplectrodes nigroruber and they're everywhere across the southern half of the country around rocky shorelines and reefs

Can you say that 3 times fast

[Bugatti]

I think it’s a banded seaperch, caught one before and tasted great.

Yep. Hypoplectrodes nigroruber and they're everywhere across the southern half of the country around rocky shorelines and reefs

Can you say that 3 times fast

"that, that, that"

Tex, was that fast enough , I am a Bugatti afterall

Cheers, "Bugs, Bugs, Bugs"

[Bugatti]

On the Banded Seaperch, and what looks like some more reef type fish in the bucket. Is PPB different to WP for fishing, does one have more reef than the other.

Here in SA, Spencer Gulf is more reefy than St Vincent's Gulf but that being said, the closer you get to the open ocean in both Gulfs the more reefier it gets.

Is it similar there?

Cheers Bugs

[eddyt]

On the Banded Seaperch, and what looks like some more reef type fish in the bucket. Is PPB different to WP for fishing, does one have more reef than the other.

Here in SA, Spencer Gulf is more reefy than St Vincent's Gulf but that being said, the closer you get to the open ocean in both Gulfs the more reefier it gets.

Is it similar there?

Cheers Bugs

WP doesn't have as much reef, it's like a giant mud pool with murky water and the tides are a lot stronger. But yeah, the closer to the ocean the more reef there is. There's a few random reefs inside PPB though away from the mouth which is where I found this guy.

Didn't know you guys would work it out so fast. It's the first time I've ever seen one before, thought it was a rare fish.

[eddyt]

there was also a senator wrasse and a male sea perch in the bucket, as well as a few snapper

[Bugatti]

Thanks eddyt, that answered the reef conundrum to a T (see what I did there eddyt , to a t , , , , I crack me up )

But on a serious not, it does help explain the Snapper reports and where as well.

But more importantly, way to go with the catch, nice haul

Cheers, Bugatti, not striped or banded BUT I do get a bit speckled sometimes

[purple5ive]

I also was stumped when I pulled one up last year. Fisheries also confirmed it as banded sea perch