queensland Please Id Freshwater Baitfish

[fenelious]

Hey guys, I caught these fish in a bait trap in the Sth Pine the other day. The first 2 photos (same fish) is some sort of gudgeon I think but he's huge, he's about 10-15cm long. The other photo has some Rainbow gudgeons which I know, but what are those other little ones with the big eyes? They're about 3-4cm long. Also some advice on whether these are native or a pest species would be appreciated :-)

- Steve.

[Luc53]

Could be a flathead gudgeon, grows to 12 cm and native to this area.

Was intially say a sleepy cod but would be south of their normal range.

Do a search for Australian native gudgeons, you'll get stacks of info.

[Binder]

yeah looks like a flathead gudgeon. Ray's mate Mark specialises in catching big bass on them.