Piss'n'Broke Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Hey caught this the other week with a mate in Jervis Bay whilst drifting for flathead. Have no ide what it was so cut it loose. Can someone please tell me what it is? Cheers Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Blackfish Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Its a Stargazer of some sort. Not sure which on though. Certainly not a common catch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Raymondo Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Ugly mutha either way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yowie Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Supposed to be very good eating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 JonD Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Well done for letting it go, many people stick a pic of a dead fish at a the cleaning table to ask what they are. I've seen lots of protected fish posted on forums, if in doubt the safest bet is wha you did. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Mike89 Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Woah. Interesting catch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 austwave Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 (edited) stargazer/ monkfish don't have my id book handy for a scientific name, Wait Uranoscopidae Kathetostoma canaster Edited November 20, 2016 by austwave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Blackfish Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 I was not sure if it was a Kathetostoma leave or a Ichthyscopus sannie either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Mike89 Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 So it is a stargazer of some sort? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargazer_(fish) Apparently some varieties both venomous and capable of giving off electric shocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Piss'n'Broke Posted November 21, 2016 Author Share Posted November 21, 2016 Thanks for all your help in identifying this fish, never seen anything like it before. I have a golden rule, don't know what it is, it goes BACK!!!! Cheers Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 blackfish angler Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 On 20/11/2016 at 0:04 PM, Blackfish said: Its a Stargazer of some sort. Not sure which on though. Certainly not a common catch. I also am thinking a Stargazer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Stargazer it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hey caught this the other week with a mate in Jervis Bay whilst drifting for flathead. Have no ide what it was so cut it loose. Can someone please tell me what it is?
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Dan
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