What fish is this?

[josmo99]

Hi folks

I caught this strange looking fish this morning at Green. I've been trawling through the DPI site for a match but came up empty. It has massive red eyes, a big mouth and red body.

Thanks for your help!

[fishingnut]

A deadinsink fish size limit could have been 25cm ?

[josmo99]

This fish was 31cm. Found a few references to and photos of this fish on the kayaking forums. It's referred to as the "big red eye" fish ie. nobody has a FI.

[Runty66]

I think its a Big eye Nannygai?

[aussie123]

Red Bullseye

[Gad]

just for my curosity, if you did not know wtf it was,why did you keep it?

[josmo99]

just for my curosity, if you did not know wtf it was,why did you keep it?

I know it isn't any of the regulated tidal species and I also know it wasn't an emperor, sea perch, Lutjanus or a reef fish with massive size limits.

Figured I could hand it in to DPI if it turns out to be the first ever proof that climate change exists.

[waldo]

What Aussie said it is a red bullseye. No size no limit, thats a bigger than average fish for the species. Best if you catch something you can't ID is take a pic, release and get it identified for next time.

Better to do that than risk getting poisoned or fined.

[josmo99]

What Aussie said it is a red bullseye. No size no limit, thats a bigger than average fish for the species. Best if you catch something you can't ID is take a pic, release and get it identified for next time.

Better to do that than risk getting poisoned or fined.

Thanks mate. Yeah I forgot to bring my camera. The other time I was at Green, I caught a bright blue thing almost 40cm long! Did take a photo then and released it. Came home to find out it was a grass tuskfish, apparently not too bad eating. Not that it looked edible.

Then we were at the GC one day and caught some unusual whiting. Luckily had the iPhone with us then and found out they were kisu fish aka stout whiting. Ended with a heap of them.

Sure are plenty of weird and wonderful sea life here.

PS. And don't get me started on the grinners.

[bunchofbananas]

caught plenty of these around Coochie Mudlo Island - red bullseye (good fighting on light gear)

[fids4ld]

Red bullseye, taste like a cross between koala and platypus. :sick:

[Surfingant]

Red bullseye, taste like a cross between koala and platypus. :sick:

And what exactly does koala and platypus taste like?

[josmo99]

Red bullseye, taste like a cross between koala and platypus. :sick:

It was an oily thing with skin like leather and super thin fillets. The neighbourhood cat is getting extra Omega-3 tonight.

Won't be keeping another again.

[tugger]

A bit like turtle and dolphin

Red bullseye, taste like a cross between koala and platypus. :sick:

And what exactly does koala and platypus taste like?

[fids4ld]

yer if you bleed and fillet them correctly

A bit like turtle and dolphin

Red bullseye, taste like a cross between koala and platypus. :sick:

And what exactly does koala and platypus taste like?